What if I don't have AS?

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I'm getting a little concerned... I was diagnosed with AS about 3-4 years ago, but I didn't really take it seriously at all... I guess I thought it was everyone else's problem... not mine! After working in the entertainment industry for about 2 years, I had struggled so much... I couldn't seem to manage the politics and my bosses hated me and they didn't manage me in a way I could thrive. The same problem happened to me in my internship experiences, but I wasn't being paid then, so they had to be nice to me.

I recently moved to San Diego to attend grad school. I'm kind of nervous because, I talked to a psychiatrist, and he suggested I get psychologically tested for Asperger's Syndrome. Now that I've begun to come out about my disorder to people, I might be stripped away from it... The diagnosis has REALLY worked for me. It makes me feel better about myself. But then again, if I take a psychological test, and I don't come on the autism spectrum, then I will be totally embarrassed about telling everyone I have AS...

What would you guys do in this situation?

So what's on is: 3-4 years ago you were diagnosed positive. Now you have to take a new test. Well, because of the fact you're older now and more experienced in social skills (as I suppose) there's a relevant chance that, though you're quite sure an aspie, for you were diagnosed AS a few years ago, you'll now, because of your learned skills, be diagnosed NT. Which doesn't mean you aren't aspie, but it might be harder to see.

As many missed DX's you see around here before people got a label AS that fit's? Why wouldn't they missDX AS as well? Just because some one may have a piece of paper doesn't mean s**t to me.

We're still in the damn dark ages with all of this stuff, pick a label any label. Even if the genetic marker could be found there are so many variables that life tosses at us or anybody for that matter, I don't think they will ever get it sorted out fully, totally accurate every time. And some of the labels may not lie in genetics to begin with. My only hope, and this will open a huge can of worms, is they can find enough in the genes to at least get it right the first time. I'm still not going to ask for the fix, it would just help sorting some of this out and if meds are needed at least they can be pointed in the correct direction. Way more to why I think it's a very good thing, but I do see the danger in it as well. Testing? Hell I can't do the damn things to begin with, they are worded wrong for me. I need help to do them. And there other variables in them as well that just don't tick correctly.

So what to do? If the label works, go for it. Mostly I keep my mouth shut about it and only say it if it's really needed. Finding this place helps to let those that need to know whats going on inside. They still don't get it fully and they can't. But helps to find the words to explain some of my oddness and the whys of it. And again only to those that really need to know to begin with.

Bipolar has a rich history of snake pit thinking behind it and just like AS we're all different. But say it out loud to the snake pit thinkers and they think they have you pegged right from the start. Let's hope that it never comes to that degree with what we are here for. It's already there, but in comparison to BP, you ain't seen nothin yet.

they have tourmaline mines near there and world famous apple pie in julian. eat it

you need an obsession. san diego loves you, get that beach sand on. whatabout the shells? i'd kill to go downtown again to pick up some indicolite. for cheep, (stuff is mined right up in there back yard) you live in a vey cool city my friend, hardly anyone like it. now i want to live there

Okay then elaborate further. What makes you think you may or may not be on the spectrum?

Do you think it's something else?