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yelever
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10 Nov 2006, 2:25 am

Hi, just found this site today and decided to register. I`m 32, male and live in the UK but travel back and fourth to the states. I was sort of officially diagnose with Aspergers 5 years ago but most of my medical records have been lost in the NHS system which now leaves me with no diagnosise as have tried to speak with my doctor and was told after being referred to a shrink who basically told me there was nothing they could do, was to stop being obsessive stupid and to forget about it. I`m now supposelly to have mild learning difficulties, various panic and sequencing disorders, possible OCD, depression and as the shrink put it "just wierd". Now I`m left wondering did the person I saw 5 years ago make a mistake or was he right. I have looked into this for the past 2 years and have read various different sites and have been told to talk to others with Aspergers to get their views on it. I can give more details if necassary i.e. why I was sent in the first place for a diagnosis. I`ll try and keep this short as being my first post and please excuse any spelling mistakes.



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10 Nov 2006, 2:35 am

Welcome.

I have OCD and Asperger's. Maybe you have multiple conditions.


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10 Nov 2006, 2:38 am

I would go into my background a little more for people to get a rough idea but being my first post am trying to keep in short just incase I do something wrong.



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10 Nov 2006, 2:58 am

Hi and welcome to WP.

I have AS and ADHD.


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10 Nov 2006, 5:20 am

Welcome to the forum! Yes its common to have co-morbid conditions with AS. I think it was quite unprofessional for a psychiatrist to call you "just weird". I hope you find the forum informative and helpful.



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10 Nov 2006, 6:03 am

Well a big thank you to you all for the warm welcome. I have read on another site about self diagnosis and I posted my background there to see what they thought and no one replied. Does this forum have a section like that? If so then I would my background there to see what you guys thought of it all.



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10 Nov 2006, 8:41 am

Welcome to WP!

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10 Nov 2006, 9:25 am

Welcome, and don't worry over the DX thing. A lot of people obssess over having a DX, but unless it get's you Gov help, it's only for you. The more you read on these forums, the more you'll know whether you fit.

(Hope you have a good sense of humor, BTW ! !!)



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10 Nov 2006, 9:43 am

Hi yelever, welcome to WP (I'm new here too).

Officially undiagnosed aspie here from Australia!

Hope you enjoy this community as much as I am right now.

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10 Nov 2006, 1:07 pm

Welcome may Ka guide you to great glory. OCD is really common with AS. It what gives each one of us our gifted subject. I'm expert on Toxicology and Virology thanks to that. Nowadays I'm obsessed with Writing, Artillery, Sniper Rifles, Philosophy and Comedy

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10 Nov 2006, 1:25 pm

yelever wrote:
Hi, just found this site today and decided to register. I`m 32, male and live in the UK but travel back and fourth to the states. I was sort of officially diagnose with Aspergers 5 years ago but most of my medical records have been lost in the NHS system which now leaves me with no diagnosise as have tried to speak with my doctor and was told after being referred to a shrink who basically told me there was nothing they could do, was to stop being obsessive stupid and to forget about it. I`m now supposelly to have mild learning difficulties, various panic and sequencing disorders, possible OCD, depression and as the shrink put it "just wierd". Now I`m left wondering did the person I saw 5 years ago make a mistake or was he right. I have looked into this for the past 2 years and have read various different sites and have been told to talk to others with Aspergers to get their views on it. I can give more details if necassary i.e. why I was sent in the first place for a diagnosis. I`ll try and keep this short as being my first post and please excuse any spelling mistakes.


Sup man, I've just rejoined WP and I want to reassure you that this place is meant to be a haven for people like you and me. :D :D



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11 Nov 2006, 6:49 pm

Well thank you all for the warm welcome. The OCD does come out alot in me in more ways than one. Also I`m borderline tourrretts aswell apparently which explains why I tend to offend people without realizing but hey...... if this is a haven does anyone mind if I quickly grab my computer and a sleeping bag?