I think it is hard to know what will be in the next ICD. It's not even supposed to follow DSM, but it has sort of become a slave. It's a shame really, cuz then why use it at all?

When DSM upgraded there were a lot of discussions and the idea was that the concept of autism had become too wide and needed to be narrowed. What happened instead was that, they were so displeased with the first official draft that the final product actually had widened the concept of autism!

So that tells me maybe not be too sure to what will happen with ICD. Maybe it will keep Asperger's and PDD? But no one thinks it will happen. ICD-11 is meant to be published in two years. It already takes longer than planned, but the same happened when DSM upgraded. It took forever. But those things are peer reviewed so... slow is the nature of it.

When it comes to atypical autism/PDD it will vary from case to case if it is seen as autism, if ICD goes the same path as DSM, meaning getting rid of all subtypes of autism and instead grade the severity from 1 to 3.

I like parts of it like I always wanted a severity thing with all things diagnosed really! Not just with autism. I mean say when I had my really worst depressions, I got the diagnosis of depression, now I have mild depression, and the diagnosis for that is... depression. Like, seriously?

I think maybe you need to be upfront with your treatment provider and ask them if they think there is stuff they think you don't "get". I mean it can hurt to hear it but at the same time it's really good to know! I know a lot of my own quirks but some had to be shown to me. I didn't really feel hurt deep down, because my foundation that is I was born aspie and I was always what I am, I'm not a lesser being, I still dream large!