Is it possible to have both Aspergers and Bipolar?

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So I know for a fact I have Aspergers and have been diagnosed multiple times by different psychiatrists and therapists. However I have just as much been suspected to have Bipolar by other Psychiatrist and therapists. My mother is an idiot and believes that everybody with Bipolar are the same and refuses to admit I have it because her uncle has it and she claims that because I am nothing like him I don't have it... Yeah I know ridiculous. Anyways I am almost sure I have Bipolar as well... I am pretty much textbook Aspergers and Bipolar both and I was wondering if it was possible to have both?

I have both. I believe it is often stated that Asperger's and Mood Disorders can be co-morbid, though you have to separate out the depression and/or anxiety caused by difficulties with Asperger's. And there definitely are many types of bipolar; type I, type II, cyclothymic, mixed, and rapid-cycling. I don't know for sure, but I doubt when someone inherits bipolar that they always get the same type as a relative.

Yes. I have both Asperger's and Bipolar, as well as ADHD. Having Asperger's seems to make it a higher risk for a Mood Disorder, such as Bipolar, Depression, etc...

I've done a bit of research with Bipolar, and just like Autism, there's a really wide spectrum to it.

I believe that it is possible to have both. I have a feeling that I'm Bi-Polar.

i thing i am biloar as well as an aspie becuase i get these headaches and then i get were my mood swings very dramaticaly. i can tell though when it happens becuase i get overly excited and joyful 12-24 hours prior then i get this head ache and it is like i get mad real easy and then i get the burst of pure anger (normaly non provoked) and then afterwards im back to normal. i try hyping myself on energy drinks but it doesn't always work. i also feel as though im not there all the way and it almost like im watching myself if that makes sense. if i am able to hold it off till my day off it is real bad. it also drains me so much and i feel extremely depressed right afterwards. if it matter to the situation it also happens that i call people that ive known for years by diffrent names. and also get mad when think people are trying to use me on those times. long story short i think i might be but not shore. so i guess you could be

Yes it is possible to have both. I know several aspies with it.

Yes, it's very possible for someone to have ASD and a mood disorder. Hopefully you can find the right treatment to adequately deal with your symptoms.

Bipolar disorder seems to be a common co-morbid condition.

I am diagnosed with both I believe. My freaking first psychologist had more "guesses" than anything and my third psychologist slapped me like 6 labels on the same paper.

I have both aspergers and bipolar disorder. People with bipolar disorder are as different as ASD people are from each other. If your uncle has it, that increases the odds that you have it too.

I don't know of any rule that says you can't have both, but I do know that aspergers tends to emulate the symptoms of other disorders, such as bipolar.

Real bipolar people tend to have wild swings from being depressed to being hyper and indestructible. But they are mostly depressed. Aspies can be normal one minute and then go into meltdown mode which can often be misdiagnosed as a bipolar mood swing.

Well the two diagnoses are not mutually exclusive. However, I've never met anyone with both bipolar and aspergers.

John, make that 6.


It also says on some professional site, I forget where, that Aspies can have comorbid bipolar or borderline PD.

hi im sorta new and i have been diagnosed with schizo affective disorder as well as when i was little i was diagnosed with (dunno if its spelt right) symatic pragmatic disorder syndrom, an autistic spectrum disorder. the schizo affective is like a mix between depressive mood swings and schizophrenia. i think its very possible to have both.