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Poll: What is your diagnosis

What was your diagnosis and are you self or professionally diagnosed?

  • ASD - unspecified severity/support levels (DSM-5 299.0)

    Votes: 8 22.9%

  • ASD - level 1 (DSM-5 299.0)

    Votes: 8 22.9%

  • ASD - level 2 (DSM-5 299.0)

    Votes: 2 5.7%

  • ASD - level 3 (DSM-5 299.0)

    Votes: 1 2.9%

  • Autistic Disorder / Childhood Autism (DSM-IV 299.0 / ICD-10 F84.0)

    Votes: 3 8.6%

  • Asperger's Syndrome / Disorder (DSM-IV 299.80 / ICD-10 F84.5)

    Votes: 12 34.3%

  • PDD-NOS / Atypical Autism / Other PDD (DSM-299.80 / ICD-10 F84.10/11/12, F84.8, F84.9)

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Self-diagnosed

    Votes: 7 20.0%

  • Professionally-diagnosed

    Votes: 26 74.3%

  • Other

    Votes: 2 5.7%
  • Total voters
    35
the_tortoise

the_tortoise

autie; means well; struggles w/words; self-expert
V.I.P Member
If you have received multiple spectrum diagnoses, use the one that is most recent or the one that seems most accurate to you (or just pick "other"...if I could have had more poll options I would have included an option for the situation where you have received multiple diagnoses and can't or don't feel comfortable choosing just one of them).

I made it so you can pick three options because some people with DSM-5 ASD diagnosis could have different severity/support levels for the two different symptom domains. (Otherwise I would have set it at 2 options -- one for specific diagnostic label(s) and one for self versus profesional diagnosis.)

You can select "other" for diagnosis type or diagnostic label.

I am just curious about the distribution of the labels among us.
 
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I went for Autism level 1 but I may not quite be diagnosable not sure. It's dependent on coping abilities and a judgement call.
 
I was diagnosed just before they removed the word Aspergers.
After all the tests were in the psychologist called it Aspergers or High Functioning Autism.
I don't know what my level would be under the new system.
Good discussion for next time I see my therapist.
 
Haha, I neglected to share my own diagnosis; I was professionaly diagnosed with Autistic Disorder under the DSM-IV. No severity/support level attached.
 
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Autistic Disorder, once at the age of 4, and again when I hit a roadblock in adolescence at 17. All professionally diagnosed.

My early development ruled out Asperger's, so that's not a guess or typo. I think I would be classified as Level 1 ASD had I been diagnosed today.
 
was diagnosed level 3 at age 3. was upgraded to level 2 shortly before I turned 9 years old. Although there's some level 3 carryover in some areas. so it's been called moderate to severe.
 
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