I have a referral from my primary doctor to a local psychiatrist for assessment for Asperger's as well as updated testing for ADHD, depression, and bipolar disorder. Took a while, and I'm glad to be finally on track with it.
I'm a bit unsure though- I relate to a lot of Asperger traits, but not to the extremes that I see described. I function well most of the time, but I do have enough problems that fall in line with having Asperger's. The thing is, I sometimes see attempts to connect intellectual disabilities to Asperger's, and I have a long memory of people trying to classify me as mentally challenged because I was assessed as gifted (seriously, being called low functioning and even the "R" word for being a nerd reading above grade level), and later trying to connect mental disability with my purely physical disability- basically seeing a wheelchair user and insisting that there must be an intellectual impairment as well, to the point of acting suprised that I'm actually relatively independent and not immersed in "being" disabled.
So I'm concerned that I'm risking being assessed only to be diagnosed as having a more severe problem than I think I have. Not denial, I just have a long memory of trying to get help only to end up being seen as less capable than I really am. Nor do I want to be seen as someone just trying to find a medical excuse for behavior problems.