Published on 12, July, 2020
hello, i (female teen) was recently was told by my long term psychiatrist that she suspects i’m autistic and on the more concentrated side of the spectrum. booked in for my assessments, but it is very likely i am (i’ve been thinking about it for a couple of years now)
i am worried that i will get a diagonsis of Asperger’s syndrome, rather than ASD, because i know that the UK hasn’t fully stopped using that term. that term makes me uncomfortable because of Hans Asperger.
have anyone on here been recently diagnosed with Asperger’s, or do they use ASD for more recent diagnosises?
I think 'Asperger's' is very rarely diagnosed in the UK these days, but I wouldn't worry about it as Aperger's is universally regarded as being subsumed within ASC/ASD - essentially as 'Level 1 ASC'.
Yes, my recent UK NHS diagnosis is actually stated as Autism Spectrum Condition: Level 1
I think condition and disorder are interchangeable, but many are now choosing to use condition instead.
ahhh okay. thank you for the information. i’ve heard a mix of ASD and ASC, so this is good clarification.