Wrong diagnosis for Aspergers

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If only that was that simple.

You don't.

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if they are not commenting to help but to stir then they should be told where to go. Thanx for the tip.

Not when I was younger--before I was made by others to feel different... before I learned that "different" was often translated as "bad." I was a pretty damned happy, carefree kid. But that was before the bullying and the onset of adolescence.

I can still oscillate between near-mania (w/ some cockiness) and fairly-severe depression. Proper exercise, diet, sleep, etc. seems to level me out a little bit.

My experience may not match that of other aspies exactly. I believe I have some co-morbid issues along the OCD spectrum beyond my Aspergers. I've also struggled with alcohol and substance abuse, historically--which can have adverse affects on mood and anxiety.

Regards to all.

P.S. Please, everyone, be courteous and give others the benefit of the doubt. This is a tough thing for a lot of us, and I feel that understanding, patience, and tolerance are more conducive to us improving than hostility and accusations. This is directed at no one and everyone (myself included).

Regards once more.

Nrau is always making annoying comments that are usually totally unconstructive and lacking in maturity. It's better if people don't post if they can't do so from a helpful perspective. Best ignoring people like that.

It does sound like a reasonably thorough assessment to me. The fact that you filled in assessment questionnaires and your mother was interviewed and also filled in questionnaires. You could try for a second opinion, but I would say that from what you've said it is likely to be a correct diagnosis. It's actually quite hard for adults to get assessed and diagnosed with AS (well it is in the UK), so in that way you are lucky to have got answers for the way you feel and think. I would write a list of why you question the diagnosis to show to any other psychiatrist or psychologist that you see. It's actually refreshing that a younger diagnostician appears to be clued up on the recent research and willing to correctly diagnose instead of doling out incorrect diagnoses of BPD or schizophrenia etc.

Get a second opinion. Make sure that the therapist specializes in Autism or neurodevelopmental disorders.

On the other hand, if you already have an idea of the correct diagnosis, you might consider seeing a therapist who specializes in that area.

Thanx. I decided to accept my diagnosis, it was at the best clinic In the UK. So another opinion would be less valid. When i think about my life , it all adds up.
Cheers for your helpful reply.