Le blog de emoiemoietmoi. Everyday Asperger's. Douance et asperger : le blog de la zebrette. :: Asperger Women's Association :: It's Different for Girls. Given the painful process it takes to get a diagnosis, this certainly seems like good news. Especially to some adults on the spectrum, who of have an especially difficult in getting the diagnosis and support they need. Why? The problem is, the common focus today is on children. Early intervention, and all that. Which is fine, but if you are an adult who has spent the majority of your life undiagnosed, this can be problematic.
Surviving in the world often requires masking the symptoms of AS, or avoiding the situations which trigger symptoms. As I wrote yesterday, there are adults on the spectrum learn to do this very well. In an April 2009 article , Dr. This is quite true of adult females, as well. In September 2009, Craig Evans of The Autism Hangout interviewed Dr. Dr. Get a group of women with Asperger's together, online or off, you will find that stories of missed diagnoses are a common thread. "I have been different from other people for as long as I can remember.