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  1. Onna

    Onna thoughts

    I want to try and help people explain autism and/or understand it from the perspective of someone with Aspergers.
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  2. britterfly

    I am new here!

    So, I am new here. A recently diagnosed friend directed me to this forum, as he is under the impression I may also be on the spectrum. Can anyone point me in the direction of reputable online resources for a self-diagnosis? I am quite curious, as my friend and I connected quite well instantly...
  3. catdog55616

    How to get Support from Family Members about Pursuing a Diagnosis?

    I'd like to start by saying that about a year ago, I approached my mom about how I suspected I had Asperger's. I went through a list of observations I'd made about myself to my mom, asked questions about my earlier years, and she, for the most part, wholeheartedly agreed. When the both of us...
  4. Daydreamer

    When should someone seek a diagnosis for a learning disability? Poll.

    I am curious to hear people's opinions on this. Personally, I have struggled with basic arithmetic for most of my life, my friends and family suspect that I have dyscalculia, and whenever I've read into it I've found myself relating to the symptoms, and some online tips I once found for...
  5. justanothergrrl

    New and hoping for the best

    Hello! Just joined and excited to learn more. I'm in my 40's in NYC and looking for resources mostly for getting diagnosed at this stage. I've lived with ADHD and depression mostly, but the more I read, the more I'm convinced that being on the spectrum explains who I am. I'm looking for the...
  6. Novalion

    Newly diagnosed HFA, looking for info & friends

    Hi everyone! My name is Ari and I'm a 33yo LGBT female from NYC who just got diagnosed with High-Functioning Autism recently. I'm here because I want to learn more about HFA and the autistic community, make new friends I don't have to explain myself to with an essay of disclaimers, as well as...
  7. star.stuff

    Hi there!

    Hi everyone, (disclosure) - I would like to apologize in advance if anything I say is offensive. I don't mean that at all and I am still new to all of this My name is Danielle. I am 26 years old. I guess I am just starting my journey to see if I am living with ASD. I always felt like an...
  8. M

    Has anybody here participated in the SPARK genetic research program for Autism?

    If so, how is it like?
  9. Mary Anne

    New ICD-11 manual mirrors U.S. autism criteria

    The ICD-11 (Published now available as of May, 2018) also removes Aspergers as does the DSM-5 in the United States. New global diagnostic manual mirrors U.S. autism criteria Summary: “The criteria are part of a highly anticipated update to the “International Classification of Diseases,” a...
  10. Desertphile

    I loathe introductions, "self" or otherwise.

    Several people (all of them complete strangers I have never met) have mentioned over the years via Internet forums that the way I talk and act in my YouTube channel's videos suggested to them that I have "Asperger's Syndrome." One person even made a video mocking me, speaking like how I speak...
  11. M

    What is the difference between Asperger’s and high-functioning autism?

    Even though they are supposedly different, I often hear people on this forum use them interchangeably. So it would be helpful to know if they are differences as well as any similarities.
  12. M

    I’m 17, and I think I may have autism/aspergers.

    Even since I was a child, I have exhibited some behaviors that I have never understood or been able to explain. But recently, I’ve been researching about autistic spectrum disorders and realized that a lot of the symptoms associated with it are ones that I feel/have. I even took an online autism...
  13. Mary Anne

    Where can a 61 year old Woman get diagnosed in the USA?

    Hi, I have always had sensory processing disorder, but have never been diagnosed. It’s causing me to lose my job, which I desparetely need. Plus, I just want to finally be officially diagnosed. How can an older person get diagnosed and how much does it cost? Thank you.
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    • adult diagnosis help! sensory issues sensory overload sensory processing disorder testing
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    • Forum: Introduce Yourself
  14. D

    Questions for a Psychiatrist

    So recently I have begun to suspect I have ASD. I have talked with a free psychiatrist from my college, my uncle who teaches at medical school, and my cousin who has been diagnosed with aspergers, and they all came to the same conclusion(without me biasing them). Anyways so I finally mustered up...
  15. elvina

    hello - introducing myself :-)

    uhhh hello. my name is Elvina. I am a 14 year old girl and I most likely have Asperger's. I am seeing CAMHS and I have been for about a year, for severe anxiety and a bit of (past) psychosis. the ASD case has only been going for about 3 months, and my usual nurse thinks I do have it, as does my...
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    • Forum: Introduce Yourself
  16. C

    Could I be on the spectrum?

    Hello, I am new on this forum, I made a account because I am at the moment very confused and would love some help from people with a disorder on the spectrum. For months I have been convinced that I have aspergers and I really do believe it. When I look at the symptoms it just sounds so much...
  17. Midnight Mushroom

    She totally missed the point...

    So I see my therapist weekly. My current diagnosis is generalized anxiety disorder and depression, but I'm pretty sure I have autism. Anyways 2 weeks ago I gave her a letter at the end of our session cause I suck at talking. It was a page and a half or traits I hadn't really mentioned to her...
  18. P

    Do you think I have Asperger's Syndrome?

    Hi All, I'm currently in the process of being diagnosed, but for now are these traits associated with Asperger's? I fixate severely on things like music, sport and politics and go on and on about them often not knowing that the other person isn't happy with it. It feels like a compulsive urge...
  19. Beguiling Orbit

    Credibility of an Official Diagnosis

    If a self-diagnosed Aspie wanted to have a career as an Asperger's advocate (i.e. be a writer, blogger and/or podcaster, or join the staff of an existing ASD advocacy organization or even start a new one) do you think that person would need to obtain an official diagnosis to be considered...
  20. JoyChaos

    Recording symptoms

    I need to do this in diagnostic criteria examples which ill do later....for now these are the symptoms i think fit into the criteria in no special order I walk on my toes because i hate how the floor feels on the soles of my feet. i would walk on my toes in public if it wasn't seen as weird i...
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    • Category: General
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