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What type of doctor diagnosed you with Aspergers/Autism?
Neuropsychologist 11%  11%  [ 6 ]
Psychiatrist 25%  25%  [ 14 ]
Neurologist 2%  2%  [ 1 ]
Psychologist 29%  29%  [ 16 ]
Family Doctor/pediatritian 4%  4%  [ 2 ]
Other (please answer/explain) 7%  7%  [ 4 ]
SD, and wanted to see results. 23%  23%  [ 13 ]
Total votes : 56

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12 Nov 2009, 10:47 pm

I'm just curious.



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12 Nov 2009, 11:27 pm

Unofficially diagnosed by a variety of professionals from different backgrounds. Benefits received are leniency in completing my PhD. Not officially diagnosed, but not self diagnosed either.


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12 Nov 2009, 11:31 pm

Psychiatrist.



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12 Nov 2009, 11:42 pm

unofficially by my GP, then officially by a psychiatrist who specialized in ASDs. later in life (when i was around 17) i was sent for reassessment for AS (with Attwood) but i was kept as HFA.



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13 Nov 2009, 12:20 am

It was a psychiatrist.


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13 Nov 2009, 3:05 am

I am not officially diagnosed, but I was assessed by an AS specialist at an AS clinic who said I could treat the assesment as a diagnosis.

I later went to a psychiatrist (in my attempt to get ADD meds)..and he agreed with the assessment...but wrote PDD-NOS on my chart..


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13 Nov 2009, 3:36 am

Psychiatrist
Clinical Psychologist (I guess she's a doctor, as she had a PhD)



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13 Nov 2009, 4:21 am

The official diagnosis was by a clinical psychologist, when a care worker who'd had some patients with ASDs thought I had AS. I found out that a GP friend of the family 1st suggested it to my parents when I was a child. :)



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13 Nov 2009, 5:11 am

Initially,self-diagnosed. Soon thereafter, a couple of psychologists and a couple of GPs concurred. A fair while thereafter, seeking legitimacy, another psychologist and a psychiatrist also concurred. I'm presently talking to another psychiatrist. None of them have helped much.



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13 Nov 2009, 5:26 am

Clinical psychologist who had an interest in Aspergers syndrome.



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13 Nov 2009, 7:03 am

A Psychiatrist.



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13 Nov 2009, 11:26 am

Military Clinical Psychologist.


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13 Nov 2009, 12:48 pm

A psychologist within the psychiatry.



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13 Nov 2009, 2:56 pm

I voted neuropsychologist but she was at the end of the diagnosis line. I first self dx'd which both my therapist and psychiatrist agreed with. the neuropsychologist gave me a wider view of my strengths, although I already knew more or less what they were.



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13 Nov 2009, 3:56 pm

Self diagnosis, followed by a "general" therapist who I'd been seeing for depression agreeing with me, followed by going to the Autism Research Centre at the Uni of Cambridge, so bit of a 'several of the above' answer.



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13 Nov 2009, 4:09 pm

Self-Diagnosis before finding out that my Aunt and School Counselor had come to the conclusion that I have it. Then, my college counselor brought it up to me two days ago. Hopefully, within a week or so, I'll have an assessment scheduled with a psychologist who specializes in Asperger's Syndrome.



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