It's confirmed: I must get undiagnosed: how?

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I found your problem.

Yep, that'll do it!

Tyrion, I wouldn't be hasty in removing any diagnosis, to get actual help you probably need as many "warning flags" as you can get.
Maybe find one of your symptoms that could have a physical cause, get referred and re-referred between physical and mental health professionals until you find one with a bit of a clue?

Well, if having Asperger's is a barrier to getting diagnosed with what I really have (BPD), then I need to remove it. Otherwise, since a lot of the problems me, my mother, and my ex have noted are "social" problems, they will just chalk it up to Asperger's.

Basically, I could be one of the few who meets 9/9 of the DSM criteria for BPD, and I could be hospitalized for suicide attempts, paint my neighbor's car without permission, and overdose on drugs, and I think some people would still chalk it all up to Asperger's.

I wonder if there is anyone here who has been diagnosed with Asperger's but later found out it was a misdiagnosis--and they actually had something else.

I am curious do you have any sensory issues, fixed interest, or repetitive behaviors.

Do you not meet the Social communications portion for the DSM IV or V for Autism?

Amid all the anti-self diagnose threads, it is interesting to see somewhat of the opposite (personally, I just see those as the human trait of "guilty until proven innocent"). From Wikipedia (bad source, I know), there are 10 personality disorders that sound similar to some ASD symptoms/issues on the surface, but are quite different in detail:

I remember going through many of those based on my symptoms.
But there was criteria I didn't meet.

Yeah, I ran through them a bit yesterday and it doesn't really fit like AS does. It doesn't explain sensory or motor issues either.

I just looked up NLD as well, it sounds similar to both AS and my problems with math. Wikipedia also states this:

"Ongoing debate surrounds the relationship between Asperger syndrome and NLD, as research on the condition is ongoing and procedures can differ from AS research.[2] Although most people with Asperger syndrome (AS) fit the criteria for NLD, a diagnosis of AS is often preferred.[2] In this instance, some researchers assert that an AS diagnosis is more clinically useful than an NLD diagnosis, and argue that NLD would be an example of excessive diagnostic splitting. ( source: http://apt.rcpsych.org/content/7/4/310.full )"

A psychologist would be more accurate in deciding what you have or do not have, and which can or can't normally exist together in a certain diagnosis. So far however, it sounds like AS is actually pretty accurate for you Tyri0n. I would still explore seeking help for issues related to other disorders if you find similarities to them in yourself.

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Yeah, the thing is if you have NLD and have obsessions and sensory issues than you probably could be helped by some AS interventions. I mean it's not like the AS diagnosis is way off. If you want to work more on emotional issues and other things you listed , maybe just ask your psych to focus on them. I think you should bring him that list of things you want to change/work on. If you were abused as a child you'll obviously have issues apart from AS even if you do have it and need a different kind of help with those issues. I hope your psych realizes that.

I have NVLD too and it's hard to know what's AS and what's NLD because NLD can cause that pesky gauche body language or the prosody problems in your case too, and the sensory and motor problems. They have overlapping symptoms. Similar interventions should work for the two of them.

I wonder if there is anyone here who has been diagnosed with Asperger's but later found out it was a misdiagnosis--and they actually had something else.

I had a long conversation with an ex who basically convinced me that I meet the criteria for a personality disorder. Actually, it made perfect sense once she explained it to me, and I was only dimly aware of some of the behaviors. I had suspected it before but then dismissed it. Now, I realize I was correct. Even my autistic behaviors in childhood now make sense as a response to a traumatic incident. Forget PDD.

Unfortunately, my psychologist is of the opinion that, once someone has ASD, then personality disorder diagnoses aren't really relevant since every interpersonal problem can be explained in terms of ASD --- lol! My concerns were just dismissed. It's hard to get anyone to believe me who doesn't know me. But those close to me, including two of my exes and, this morning, my mother, all agree with me. I just don't fit the "type" that professionals are looking for, partly due to conscious masking and partly due to unconscious masking due to NLD.

I have decided that I may not even have a co-morbid but that Asperger's itself may well be an incorrect diagnosis. I have NLD, sure; that could explain some outward behaviors like prosody issues, etc. However, one of the reasons I've been obsessed with Asperger's and this site is because of pervasive doubting my autism diagnosis.

Why does it matter? I can't get the help I need with an AS diagnosis. I've tried, which leads me to be told that, if I have it at all, it's very mild. None of the so-called "social skills training" addresses my specific issues. But I definitely have something that isn't mild. Since many of you would probably love to be rid of me, the fake aspie who keys cars and gives bad advice in the Love & Dating section, what should I do to get re-diagnosed, so I can actually address my real issues and quit wasting so much time on this website?

Well, where does this idea come from that co-morbids should be ignored? Doesn't anyone recognize that it's possible to have Asperger's but have it cause few problems (minor prosody issues being one of the few) vs. other co-morbids?

I don't care what they diagnosis', i don't care if you are NT or not.
All i know is you are a good person in my book and i like having you on this site
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