Aspergers diagnosed before age 3 ?

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I have read the diagnostic criteria for aspergers and it mentions nothing about age. A psychiatrist at the Marcus Autism Center in ATL GA said that a person has to have symptoms before the age of 3 in order to have this diagnosis? Is this true? And if so, where is this in writing?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

What Lynn sais is correct, but it is not part of the criteria to be under the age of 3. Most people with Aspergers are diagnosed around 7-10, but start to show the main symptoms around the age of 4 due to school.

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aspergers often isnt diagnosed for many years

Aspergers diagnosed before age 3 ?

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