Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi everyone ️
I've just been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder without disorder of intellectual development and with mild or no impairment of functional language.
Can anyone explain this to me as I don't know what all that means? People I've spoke to are like asking me what scale I'm on what type of autism I have and I'm just at a loss to figure any of this out so any kind people understand what that means please
Thankyou have a wonderful evening
Hi
Congratulations on your diagnosis and welcome to the community!
By the sound of it, you were diagnosed under ICD-11 guidelines, which don't use a scale for autism diagnoses.
Diagnoses made under the other major classification guidelines - called DSM-V - do include specifying which one of three different levels of support needs you have as a consequence of being autistic. Level 1 = requires support, Level 2 - requires substantial support, Level 3 - requires very substantial support.
Just for info, in respect of related terms: Asperger syndrome (previously used under ICD-10) is no longer used as a diagnostic term. And high functioning autism has never been a diagnostic term, under either set of guidelines.
More info here:
Understanding the diagnostic criteria
The NAS also has a great set of resources to help guide you, as newly diagnosed autistic person. I recommend having a browse and read:
https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/diagnosis/after-diagnosis