Why don't we all see neurologists?

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It was a developmental pediatrician, pediatricians who specialize in developmental disorders, and I don't exactly remember what part of the brain was shown, It was almost 4 years ago, but it was like he showed me a MRI of an NT, and then mine, which showed the difference. Next time I see my neurologist again, I'll ask to see it, I always see those kind of doctors at least once a year, to make sure its autism, not a stupid mistake haha. Thats why I got rediagnosed with HFA, after my first diagnosis of PDD-NOS. I really sometimes think I can pass for NT for like couple hours, but when I went back and got rediagnosed just recently in fact, they told me, I still wasn't considered very high functioning to get diagnosed with Aspergers or HFA, but PDD-NOS could mean that I wasn't autistic enough, or it can mean I just wasn't high functioning enough to be considered Aspergers, and had a lot of traits of classic kanners autism, anyways so they gave me the diagnosis of HFA because it seemed more appropriate, which was the psychologists words, not mine!

Which was the reason why I am diagnosed with AS. My psychiatrist thought it was the closest match he could get for me for a diagnoses. I think I understand now why he didn't put me in PDD-NOS; because it's not a real diagnoses and Aspergers is. PDD-NOS probably wouldn't have been good enough for my parents to get power over my school. I am not a true aspie. I keep telling myself it's just a label. There are autistics out there who are being diagnosed as having AS now because that is where they are functioning now instead of higher on the spectrum because they have been given the treatments, so they had outgrown the classic traits of autism. I have even heard Temple is considered AS now. Aspergers, PDD-NOS, autistic, all on the spectrum. I could call myself all three and it wouldn't be a lie. I am on the spectrum. I'd say very mild though.

But Aspergers isn't a real diagnoses my mother says, nor a true diagnoses but my shrinks have thought it is. My last one said it was all a coincidence of how I turned out. My school counselor said the same but he didn't know s**t because he wasn't a trained counsler. My new one is just a student because she is still in school but she is already doing her work she is majoring in to be.

Also, most likely sex-linked triggers so that females tend to have a lesser phenotype.

It's ironic too see an American asking a Canadian that question...

To paraphrase Dr Tony Attwood;
"the single most important feature to consider in making a dx of AS is the ability to socialise,
comfortably,intuitively,naturally,spontaneously?"
I have an intellectual concept of 'theory of mind' but I usually work it out the day after the social interaction
I was dx'd by a psychiatrist:"Why don't I have any friends?
Why do I get dumped by girls always?Some1 (my brother,traitor) called me a psychopath (where did that come from) but in reality I'm a friendly sucker.Am I just a neurotic simpleton?But most things are so obvious,logical to me that most other ppl seem simple! Why am I aloof in,afraid of,parties?
etc

I can fake socialize basically by asking other people questions about themselves and not talking about myself at all or talking about neutral topics that don't have anything to do with me or that I am not even interested in. It works with guys and it does NOT work with girls at all. LOL. (boohoo) I think that girls ask each other about themselves and exchange compliments in a way that I have no idea how to do. Oh, well.

oh p.s. I am not going to perform customer service anymore. It bored me and will probably give me cancer if I continue. It made me so pissed off too but the aspies who don't try to socialize get brutally persecuted so ... gack.

good post. it is important to note that although the evidence for ASD being genetic is pretty strong (comparison of incidence in identical and non-identical twins), that doesn't mean environmental factors can't trigger it - so soaring rates of diagnosed autism don't mean it's not genetic. The 'epidemic' could be caused by unkown environmental factors that trigger these genes (similar to the diabetes epidemic), or by different reproduction patterns that favour ASD-related genetic combinations.

From what I understand, asperger's is a neurological disorder, but not one that's easily detected with the average brain monitoring equipment. It's not as clear cut as say schizophrenia that randomly sends out electrical pulses, or even depression that they say is caused by hormone imbalances. It'll take a lot of time for scientists to understand what to look for, in the meantime I'd rather not be a guinea pig.

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http://www.neurologychannel.com/

In the USA, the way the business guilds have marked out the territory is that if you have epilepsy you see a neurologist, if you have Asperger - Autism, you see a psychiatrist.

It's a lot about a business turf war about money.

Both the neurologists and psychiatrists want money and that's how the business pie is divided up today (year 2010).

Slogans

Follow the Money trail. (Business world)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild