I went to get a diagnosis, my GP didn't believe me

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i went to me GP surgery to set the wheels in motion - to get a referral for autism diagnosis (on the advice of my college learning support office).

ive done online tests (yes, i know they're only for "entertainment purposes") which all say its very likely i have autism of some sort
both my school & college thought i was dyslexic, what has now been disproved
i NEED extra time in exams, and i get about 25% extra time, dictaphone, scribe etc
i've done IQ tests which suggest i am of slightly above average intelligence
i just happen to be a bit "slow at processing data in my head"
i always want to go up to people (that i know) and ask for a hug (which i have been told is inappropriate in most cases, though i don't see why)
i NEVER know when somebody i know is trying to take advantage of me or is fibbing or what their intentions are...
i hate being with large numbers of people. the though of actually talking makes me feel faint. when with said people i sweat profusely, feel dizzy - even if the room i'm in is cool.
i struggle to follow conversations, i like to stick to a routine, seldom try new things.
just venting... any thoughts?

Your GP doesnt know what its like to be you.
screw your GP and see someone else.

the medical community makes me sick ( how ironic)

Get a referral to an psychiatrist, a GP is only good for physical issues, sorry thats about the only good advise I can offer

See another doctor. He should have at least sent you for testing, not shrugged you off like that. If you have social anxiety so severe you cannot be around a group without feeling dizzy, that is not normal, and he should be doing something about it.

I agree with what others sat here about seeing a specialist or another GP. In addition I got help from a charity worker. Further you might also ask you local elected representative MP/congressman etc to support any request you make

My GP doesn't believe i have aspergers. My Psychiatrist didn't at first either; but my psychologist went ahead and diagnosed me. Not sure if this helps but it would seems to me it's worth seeing lots of doctors. Seeing that many don't know about autism or don't care or some s**t.

my GP wasn't aware of anything called Semantic Pragmatic Disorder

and yeh, not many people know what it's like to be me.

Without attempting to diagnose you, it does sound like there is SOMETHING going on with you. The question is a matter of what IT is.

Now, if your college learning support office is making a recommendation that you get some help, I would think that your GP would look into something based on what they said. It seems that people tend to think in terms of black-and-white when it comes to ASDs rather than looking at the fact that we are dealing with a spectrum where any combination of things might conspire to render one deficient in those areas that make up the spectrum. One can be highly affected or more mildly affected.

Isn't that why Asperger's called a Syndrome? A combination of things, or a set of symptoms, that affect one person differently than the next.

Unfortunately, some of the people we're supposed to rely on for figuring out what's going on with us might not know how to help because they aren't knowledgeable enough. Worst case...they might not care or might not believe in such diagnoses or any number of other hindrances.

I think the important thing is that you're trying to find out what IT is so that you can try to live a productive life to the best of your ability.

I'm in the same shoes, pretty much, that you're in!

Best wishes to you, though.

cheers.


the doc, albeit more than a little skeptical that there was anything wrong (he thought i was just shy ), admitted it was out of his league - and more of an "educational politically correct naming system" (as these days you're not allowed to say "hes a little slow" etc) that was SPD and the like.

but yes, i FEEL there is SOMETHING wrong... i just have no idea what. and it would help explaining to people (employers for example) why i'm like the way i am. (The DSS got pretty pissed when i told them i could only do jobs with low amounts of inter-person contact/communication )

Hi SteveC. I think I could suggest a few things to do or say here, but I am not feeling well right now, so I shall think about your problem while I sleep and maybe send a PM tomorrow, OK?

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There's not enough info to answer the poll question.

Many GP's and even many psych people are ignorant of AS. You need to find a psych* person who knows something about it (and unfortunately even some of those who say they know about it, don't). It's not like getting assessed for a broken bone or something, where every doctor knows about it and what to do.

It doesn't sound like aspergers to me at all, it seems more like a developmental disorder, the fact you struggle so much with exams etc, that isn't common with aspergers?

Asking for a hug too, doesn't sound like something an aspergers person would do.

supposedly it is because i don't know whats socially acceptable

plus it takes me a helluva long time to think up a response to a question, follow a convo irl or start one fulls top.

then again, it is a spectrum, so someone on it wouldnt necessarily have all symptoms

Aspergers is a Pervasive Developmental Disorder. Also my son wants to touch and hug everyone and has no sense of personal space but he also hates crowds of people and will hide under tables and such if there are too many people in a room.

HFA if any. Not aspergers.

That combined with the exam thing makes me think theres something else going on... I don't know a lot of disorders but something to do with learning and development. Aspergers people can follow a conversation fine, but can't seem to tell when to join or what to say.

Really seems like something else to me. I would say go to a pshologist, but I think they're pretty bad half the time also.

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