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29 Jul 2010, 11:20 am

I want to say hi but I also have some questions and wasn't sure where to post it.

I went to a couple therapists to see if I had aspergers since I have had troubles with friends, I tend to isolate, I want to have a relationship but don't , and always knowing I was a little weird , omongst a few other things, and I had an uncle who was like the rain man. But after spending $500 they told me that if I was autistic I wouldn't care enough to come in and get help. That is exactly what they both said. One also added that I would have problems with the tags in my clothing and I never mentioned that. They literally spent 15 minutes reading 6 questions from a book in their lap and then said i had no autism. 15 minutes? I researched on people who claimed to have allot of experience with autism. I didn't just pick a random therapist.
This really pisses me off since how would I know to say that I knew nothing about it. Did she not notice I was in baggy sweats and a cotton t shirt? Did she ask me that I only buy 100% cotton 600 thread count sheets? No.
I'm tired of stupid drs!
After reading stuff here I'm sure I have AS. I had no idea that my habit of seeing a pattern in the license plates of pickup trucks was a sign. They all have the same 2 letters in the same location here in so cal. I am surviving by learning to mimic. When I was a kid I couldn't look people in the eye. I changed that when I started modeling at 18. I heard a photographer making fun of his assistant for not looking him in the eye ever so I changed it. There are all kinds of things like that I see now because of this site. Thanks for that. I don't have family I lived in a group home when I was a kid so it would be nice to find a supportive therapist or group in los Angeles , Im pretty lonely. but so far I'm out of luck. If anyone knows I would be grateful for a name or link or something .

I would love to get peoples feedback and look forward to reading your stories too.
Thanks

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29 Jul 2010, 12:07 pm

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29 Jul 2010, 2:09 pm

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29 Jul 2010, 2:21 pm

Tammy6k wrote:

they told me that if I was autistic I wouldn't care enough to come in and get help. That is exactly what they both said. One also added that I would have problems with the tags in my clothing and I never mentioned that. They literally spent 15 minutes reading 6 questions from a book in their lap and then said i had no autism.

This is not a formal clinical method of testing for Asperger's Disorder or HFA. If you gave these people money for that, they owe you your money back. These folks are nothing more than con artists.

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