I got the "doesn't think I have autism" psych doc again...

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Angnix
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01 Dec 2018, 1:54 pm

When I lived here a few years ago, I saw a couple of therapists that gave me the AQ test and RAADS long version and they diagnosed me with Asperger's. But my psych doc didn't agree with their diagnosis. Anyway I came back here and I found out I'm going to have the same psych doctor again. I went for my intake evaluation and I was told they remembered me because I was the bird girl... Why don't they suspect autism in someone like that lol.

Anyway I am also thinking about seeing the same therapist again because she is still around but would this create too much conflict?


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01 Dec 2018, 1:58 pm

I'm a bit confused. So the psych doc and the therapist are different people?


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01 Dec 2018, 2:13 pm

SplendidSnail wrote:
I'm a bit confused. So the psych doc and the therapist are different people?


Yes, the psych doc is a psychiatrist I see for my Bipolar meds. The therapists work at a different place and do counseling, CBT, DBT, etc...


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01 Dec 2018, 3:53 pm

Are you allowed to have the theosophist and psych doc talk to each other?

Seems quite conflicting that you're actively seeing two different psychological professionals who have opposite opinions about your conditions...


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