Hi, I am new to Wrong Planet.
I recently had my neuro psych evaluation and according to the doctor, every symptom I described is from obsessive compulsive disorder and that I do not have Asperger's.
I have taken three online tests scoring in the highest percentile.
I have gone over the symptoms of ASD with my psychologist (who I've seen for thirteen years).
I have read over one-thousands pages on Autism and have literally listened to a few hundred videos.
My Dad had all of the symptoms of ASD, my brothers show some symptoms and one of my nephews has HFA,
I am brutally honest with myself and my "symptoms" of Asperger's includes but has not been limited to:
-Horrible short-term memory, but long-term memory is incredible
-Taking nearly everything literally.
-Only a few friends growing up, poor socialization skills, had to learn how to interact by watching TV, movies and observing how other people interact but never quite catching on.
-Horrible handwriting, poor coordination, incapable of team sports. Too rough on things, used to squeeze people's hands too hard when shaking them and did not know how much force to exert when hugging;Afraid of harming people by being too rough.
-Excellent verbal skills & vocabulary but horrible at math and anything abstract-Can not multi-task
-I can't stand loud, noisy places, very sensitive to smells, fairly photosensitive
-Problems with empathy as far as feeling what others are actually going through even though I care about people
-Strong sense of justice, expect everyone to think like I do
-As a child and now, can not stand the feel of rough wool or other odd fabrics such as denim or tight clothing.
-Some but not MAJOR problems with maintaining eye contact
-I have co-morbid obsessive compulsive disorder, Tourette's, panic disorder, depression and complex PTSD.
-As I grew older I could not relate as well as I used to with my peers (this began in high school) and I could relate best to older or younger people but felt odd with my own age group.
-Special interests when I was younger, I collected fossils, rocks, toys, comic books but almost always kept to myself-felt left out in high school but have never, ever felt the "need" to be with people.
-Excellent at pattern recognition but not with mathematics.
-I am very creative ONLY when I am given directions or some type of outline;Very emotionally rigid: I can not stand jazz or anything that is unpredictable.
-I hate small talk, only like facts and often give a long-winded explanation before getting to the point.
And I have the more anecdotal symptoms of:
Large head, odd walk, food allergies, bed-wetting until the age of 11, Crohn's Colitis, flat facial and vocal affect, hyperfocus, I have watched some movies as many as thirty times, like the same basic meal and routine every day, lost virginity at twenty-nine.
These are my characterisitic of ASD off the top of my head;I have left many things out.
My OCD has never been so severe or incapacitating that if I did not perform a compulsion I would have a meltdown.
My obsessions have been the standard: Turning the lights on and off, checking locks, the stove and tons of intrusive thoughts but I do not see how it is possible that my OCD has been the cause of all of the symptoms of Asperger's which I have-I know that ASD and OCD are usually co-morbid but I do not see how it is even remotely possible for my OCD to explain my symptoms.
I know that neuro psych tests are not written in stone and to be honest, the doctor could barely maintain eye contact as he told me that I didn't have ASD, he did not give me any serious suggestions as what course of research to pursue to heal my mind-He basically did not give a damn.
In you opinion, based on the symptoms of Asperger's I listed (some of them for me) and the fact that I scored in the highest percentile in three online tests and my psychologist of thirteen years agrees I have ASD after going through the DSM V, are my neuro psych evaluation results probably wrong?
09 Jul 2017, 8:11 pm
