where would I go to get diagnosed?

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14 Jul 2009, 7:17 pm

I went to a pyschologist before but all he did was flipping talk about himself and his kids. I was there to be serious, but all he would do is use humor, and eventually he told my parents I was childish for my age, we did not even have a serious conversation and he truly did not know me!

Well I posted this because I want to know a general place to get diagnosed. I think I have AS, but am not sure, aswell as that I think I have maybe OCD, ADD, Echolia or Schizophrenia. I don't want any humor or random talking, I just want to straight up tell them about myself, take my tests, and get diagnosed.

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14 Jul 2009, 7:23 pm

mikeyb wrote:

He might have talked like that to figure out how you respond to conversations and humor appropriately?

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14 Jul 2009, 7:52 pm

buryuntime wrote:

mikeyb wrote:

He might have talked like that to figure out how you respond to conversations and humor appropriately?

yeah true, but i figured he would notice, he would do that everyday for like a month straight, all I did was fake laugh.

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14 Jul 2009, 8:03 pm

wow, that sounds horribly tedious and unhelpful

I just spent a month tracking down how to get a full assessment, and found that I need to go see a neuropsychologist. best place to start looking for them, it turns out, is with your insurance company because some plans cover them as mental health care office visits, so finding an in-network one will save me about $1000. when you call, ask if they assess adults on the autism spectrum. many don't, but some do.

if insurance dead-ends, ask any of the people you talk to if they know of any neuropsychologists who assess adults. I found several out-of-network that I would have gone to see as they sounded quite familiar with adult AS issues and gave me some very good information.

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14 Jul 2009, 9:01 pm

bhetti wrote:

wow, that sounds horribly tedious and unhelpful

I just spent a month tracking down how to get a full assessment, and found that I need to go see a neuropsychologist. best place to start looking for them, it turns out, is with your insurance company because some plans cover them as mental health care office visits, so finding an in-network one will save me about $1000. when you call, ask if they assess adults on the autism spectrum. many don't, but some do.

if insurance dead-ends, ask any of the people you talk to if they know of any neuropsychologists who assess adults. I found several out-of-network that I would have gone to see as they sounded quite familiar with adult AS issues and gave me some very good information.

Thanks for you help! I think I am going to call a pyschiatrist and take it from there. I am looking for basically a general meeting so would that be my best bet? What is the difference between a pyschiatrist and a pyschologist? Thanks.

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14 Jul 2009, 11:17 pm

talking to a psychiatrist may or may not help. depends on their specialty, just like a psychologist. I started with my psychiatrist, who gave me a quick survey from the DSM-IV (basically just confirmed my therapist's dx) and suggested I go to a psychologist because assessing AS was outside his area of expertise. it was from that point that I went on my quest for someone who could assess, and ended up with the neuropsychology department of a local hospital.

my sister is taking my youngest niece to see a neurologist for assessment as she suspects PDD (possibly AS) for her.

the exact difference between a psychiatrist and psychologist, I don't know.

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15 Jul 2009, 12:15 am

bhetti wrote:

A psychiatrist prescribes medication and doesn't need a psychology degree.
A psychologist can't prescribe medication (at least in most places) but needs the degree.

I believe that is accurate or close to accurate.

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15 Jul 2009, 3:38 am

When looking for a psychiatrist or psychologist, look for two things:

(1) Expertise in ASD's
(2) Board certification

With both, it doesn't matter which you go to.

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15 Jul 2009, 3:33 pm

whitetiger wrote:

When looking for a psychiatrist or psychologist, look for two things:

(1) Expertise in ASD's
(2) Board certification

With both, it doesn't matter which you go to.

ok thanks, I will definitely check for both those qualifications.

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