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How You Experience Autism

Autism (ASD) | Last Active: Aug 22, 2020 | Replies (171)

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@merpreb

@mamacita,@gingerw- I'm so glad that you have stated this. From the time that my youngest nephew was a young lad most of my family were aware that he had behavioral problems. As he got older, less sociable and in his own world most of us in the family suspected that he was within the Autistic Spectrum. However, none of his doctors ever tested him for this until this year. He's in his middle 30's! The poor kid had every possible personality test and anything else his many, many doctors could think of but not for Autism.
Would you describe what the tests are? Are there blood tests involved?

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@merpreb I can only speak to my experience, as I was diagnosed as an adult, about 7 years ago. The "signs" were pointing towards autism for many decades, but as @mamacita says "If you meet one person with autism, well, you've met one person with autism." My diagnosis was a detailed clinical history, and psychological exam by a professional specializing in autism and behavioral discrepancies. For me, there were no blood tests involved.
Ginger