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How do I get undiagnosed with Asperger's?

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Hi, I'm a 24 YO man. I was diagnosed as a child and would like to get undiagnosed for a couple of reasons, firstly job prospects (I've always wanted to join the Army, which you can't do if you've got Asperger's, but you can if you can get yourself undiagnosed). Also, and I don't want to offend anyone, but I don't want the stigma of having it, I'd rather officially not have it, even if I do really, which I'm not sure about. They were saying at one point that I might not have it. Again, not trying to offend anyone, but I'm not one of these people who is proud of it, I respect other people's opinions, but to be honest I personally find having it embarrassing, even though I don't tell people, and I'd like to be "normal", at least officially. Anyway, how would I go about doing this, and how easy/difficult would it be? Thanks in advance.

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  • Dr Tony Attwood in 'The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome' describes a patient diagnosed as a child whom he later undiagnosed. Apparently, it can be done. Attwood re-assessed the patient and found that he no longer exhibited autistic features to the extent that a diagnosis was warranted, he had become sub-clinical. 

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  • Dr Tony Attwood in 'The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome' describes a patient diagnosed as a child whom he later undiagnosed. Apparently, it can be done. Attwood re-assessed the patient and found that he no longer exhibited autistic features to the extent that a diagnosis was warranted, he had become sub-clinical. 

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  • in reply to Martin

    I recall that case. It was a kid who wanted to join the police. He turned up for re-assessment and didn't demonstrate all the criteria, but as I recall that example, he then left then later ran into difficulties due to his ASD...so, the original diagnosis had been correct.

    Moral of the story I think being, it is possible not to display the characteristics matching the criteria and be 'undiagnosed', but that doesn't make the truth go away. This guy was still autistic.