Diagnosing ASD

Non diagnosed Autism is Autism too

”Social camouflaging” is the conscious or unconscious masking of behaviours or traits,
so that an individual may appear non-autistic.

Prevalence

Based on epidemiological studies conducted over the past 50 years, the prevalence of ASD appears to be increasing globally. There are many possible explanations for this apparent increase, including improved awareness, expansion of diagnostic criteria, better diagnostic tools and improved reporting. (i.e. for many years women were not tested as ASD was considered a male dominant disease, or people altogether were misdiagnosed. Depression seemed to be the easiest label for it.)

With children, with a severe level of ASD, parents notice the symptoms of autism when their child is approx. two or three years old, but unfortunately mild autism is often not detected until adulthood.

1:44 children in the US and 1:57 in the UK are diagnosed with autism spectrum.

The difficulty of diagnosing ASD

There are other difficulties with diagnosing ASD, including the fact that characteristics in girls are different from boys, are less noticeable and therefore more difficult to diagnose.
The recognition and diagnosis of autism can also be delayed due to ”social camouflaging”, which is the conscious or unconscious masking of behaviours or traits, so that an individual may appear non-autistic.
This is behaviour that autistic people, particularly those without learning disability, may use in order to “fit in.”
Sadly, it can have a profoundly negative impact on their mental health, as the lack of tangible self identity and persistent social camouflaging, causes tension and anxiety.

Autistic people are up to four times 
more likely to have anxiety and twice 
as likely to suffer from depression.

Online Diagnosis Test 

The Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ-50) is one of the most widely used screening tools and was developed by Simon Baron-Cohen and colleagues.

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