Who here was officially diagnosed with autism or Asperger's?

That book by John Elder Robeson?

Dude, I actually saw him in person. He did a thing in Dothan, Alabama answering questions about his experiences as an Aspie, and I got to take a photograph with him and shake his hand. Guy apparently designed the guitar Kiss's Ace Frehley played that could shoot fire, in addition to making the sound effects in the Simon games.

aspie here! officially diagnosed. i also have anxiety and ptsd.

At what point did John Elder Robinson's parents finally realize he was autistic? I hope they apologized in a big way for how they treated him growing up. There are too many damn horror stories about autistics whose parents never knew, and their crappy experiences growing up.

I know.

Maybe I should check by my local library for that book... It seemed really good....

I wonder what you'd all think of NeuroTribes. I wrote a very in-depth post on it. However, it's not a personal inside look at autism the way so many of these other books are. Rather, it's a very detailed history lesson that covers everything from how autism was discovered in its many forms and given different names, how the anti-vaxxers showed up (and the proof that they're wrong), and how autistic self-advocates started to take over the message about autism and control it themselves.

Here's my post.

I've been officially diegnosed with asperger combined with above average IQ when I was 6/7.I was taken to the GGD(which does these kindof thing in NL) because I had managed to get to reading grade 9/10(you start at 0, and are supposed to climb to 10 during about 3 years) in a single school year.

You're one of those autistics who learned how to read rapidly?

It would seem so, also, feel free to ask me stuff. I tend to be better at talking based on other peoples questions. If I don't have any questions to go on I tend to just ramble on about really uninteresting stuff(in the eyes of the world), or I don't know where to start.

I suppose.

First, I had some kinda speech delay when I was 1 1/2, and I refused to talk after my mom went off to college in Australia. Some doctor in Indonesia diagnosed me with autism, though my family said it was a misdiagnosis. Then I went to Australia and a doctor there diagnosed me with what, light Autism Spectrum Disorder? HFA? No matter.

I then took speech therapy, learned to talk when I was 2, taught myself to read at the age of 4, was tested with an IQ of 126 in 10th grade and became the awesome and anxious and socially deficient person I am now.

That 'social deficient' thing is known to me. I can be literally exhausted after school just because I have to talk to so many people and act at least kinda normal. I used to try to stay inside during breaks, but nowqdays everyone stays in all kinds of classrooms(our school has grown from 400 to 750 students the last 4 years) so that doesn't work.

I have As and ADHD. Was diagnosed when I was 6. Not sure what else to bring up.

I've been diagnosed with it, pretty early in my life actually. And I think as of more lately I also have a mild case of depression and anxiety, although I've not been officially diagnosed for them. Makes it all the more challenging when the only real escape from normies is through a computer screen.

I was an early talker, but I was really slow to learn how to do almost anything else. As a result, I was diagnosed with developmental delay at age 5. I was later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and ADHD after my parents pulled me out of second grade to stop me from being bullied.

Me. There are days where I'm okay with having autism but right now, I'm feeling like my being born with it has put a target on my back that says "Please bully me because I'm different,".

I have been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome in 2012.

I was diagnosed with Asperger's at the age of three. I struggle a bit with meltdowns and getting overwhelmed (especially by noisy/crowded environments), but otherwise, it's pretty mild.

I was diagnosed with both at the start of the year.

Me! Diagnosed at 13. I struggle with socialization and I'm extremely emotional. I also have trouble making friends who don't share my special interests.

Got my diagnosis on September 24th of last year, the day after my thirtieth birthday.

Diagnosed with autism at the age of 4 years old with ADHD. Any problem?

I was diagnosed with 13 years years old, at that time I was pretty depressed. School was hard.

I'm autistic! Officially diagnosed as an infant, and am 26 now and living a pretty good life. I admit I've had it a little easier than most, so...not sure what else to say.

I'm curious. In what ways did you have a pretty good life, and have it easier than most?

Well, my parents put me in early intervention as a baby, and from what they've told me, all the teachers and specialists I had were really good and helped me a lot, from teaching me different ways to communicate to how to interact with other kids. I never had to deal with ABA or facilitated communication like others I read about had to, and my schools all found ways to help me succeed, though not without a few hiccups along the way, such as mean kids and the occasional apathetic teacher. Just recently, a section of a company that specializes in helping autistic people find permanent employment with them helped me secure a job, and after three years of fruitless job searching, I couldn't be happier! Sorry if it sounds like I'm gloating, as that's not my intention.