So I'm autistic after all
Hey all, some of you may remember me from several months back saying that my psychiatrist put me down as "Asperger's coded" and how I was unsure what that meant.
Well I had another appointment since then where she did say I was autistic but it was left open ended as to whether or not I was diagnosed. At least that's how I interpreted it.
So at today's appointment I just asked point blank if I was diagnosed. And she said not with autism spectrum disorder but with Asperger's syndrome via the ICD 10. Which is weird because I'm in America but whatever. I asked if that was a type of autism and she said according to the DSM V Asperger's was turned into ASD 1 (if I remember correctly) but I was diagnosed via the ICD 10.
So yeah all that to say is that I think it's finally fair to say I'm autistic. I'm not a fan of the word Asperger's so autistic is what I'm going with. Please correct me if I'm being offensive.
It only took 30 years. Though I didn't have to go through any major testing which makes me feel like an imposter. I just answered a few questions.
Nope, you're right on track. 'Aspergers' has been out of favor for some good reasons for a long time. "Autistic people," "people with autism," "folks on the spectrum" are all very acceptable.
Yeah. Things like having special interests or occasionally feeling shy or having strong preferences about cloth textures all strike me as incredibly normal, but add them up and apparently that's autism coded.
Allistic folk are the odd ones from my standpoint: what, you're just up for eye contact with an unlimited number of strangers all the time? You're just fine with talking to people in noisy environments? You have an unlimited ability to focus on mundane tasks? Good for you but how??