doesnt believe i have aspergers

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How do I convince ym friend that I do have Aspergers? I finally saw the therapist yesterday, someone who I made sure knew a lot about Autism, and although he doesn't believe in labels, came out and said at two different points that I have Aspergers. My friend however won't believe it. She says he doesn't know me, and because she has a male friend with Aspergers, she knows I don't have it. I tried telling her it affects men and women differently, and that mine was mild, but still nothing. She thinks my issues are all caused by anxiety. I could ignore her, but it's bugging the heck out of me!

Just know that you have nothing to prove to her. My mom refused to believe me at first because she hates labels too. But eventually she couldn't deny it any longer. She believes me now. Anyway, just tell your friend that if she doesn't believe you, it doesn't matter. Tell her that just because she doesn't believe you have it doesn't make it less true.

Autism in any form is a spectrum. So you're not going to be exactly like her friend. I have a mild case of Asperger's too, and I seem completely normal. Good luck proving it to her. Hope I helped

The same thing happened to me just as i was learning i may be on the spectrum. I mentioned it to a friend and he pretty much said bull****. He said he's known a few aspies and he totally disagreed with the idea that i might have it. I was really surprised that he would react so negatively to the idea that i might be an aspie. He said himself a couple years ago that he feels like he doesn't really know me. He's one of my best friends and his initial reaction really hurt. We haven't talked about it specifically since then, but i think he's coming around to the idea that i may have AS.

I know how you feel. My family, my own wife even, all refuse to accept my issue. The worst part of this isn't just the lack of acceptance or support; for me it's that as long as they refuse to accept it, they also refuse to see me differently, that maybe I'm not lazy, maybe I DO care, maybe I AM listening and still don't understand what they mean, maybe I'm not like them. At least I feel like I have support here. It would be very hard without WP.

ask her where she got her medical degree from

I'm going through the same thing right now. Everyone keeps telling me that I'm "so good socially" (which isn't true at all by the way) so I can't have Aspergers. They say that it's over diagnosed, or that I'm too social, or that they "know someone who's weirder than me who has it". It's so frustrating!

Well, I want my mama to believe I DON'T have Asperger's. The grass is always greener...