Hi I am 60 years of age and have suspected most of my life I may have Asperger's, I was wondering if you could give me any advice about how best to go about getting a diagnoses ?.
Hi I am 60 years of age and have suspected most of my life I may have Asperger's, I was wondering if you could give me any advice about how best to go about getting a diagnoses ?.
For your information, ASD is a term no longer used. It's now ASC - Autism Spectrum Condition.
It is debatable whether to get a diagnosis at your age or not as it could be used against you and the diagnosis is not entirely precise.
You can do a self diagnosis and learn about ASD (Aspergers is now not used)
Ask yourself and your family whether it would be beneficial to you to be diagnosed?
This webpage covers everything you could want to know. https://www.autism.org.uk/about/diagnosis/adults.aspx You have a right to seek a diagnosis. And there are good reasons to get an official diagnosis. I would add though that there is no medical treatment for any form of Autism itself. https://www.drugs.com/condition/autism.html Though it's very common for us Autistics to be on an anti-depressant, anti-anxiety or an anti-psychotic medicine. Many of us who are High functioning (Aspergers) are also considered to have AHDH and may be on a stimulant drug.