trying to figure out if i have aspergers

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hi my name is nikk i am a 21 year old male and have struggled all of my life especially in school i have been going to doctors and psychiatrists since i was young and my last psychiatrist mentioned aspergers and that it sounded like i have it i am currently unemployed right now due to getting upset and frustrated at work i have never made it past two months i have tried many medications and its like stil to this day im confused on whats wrong with me, just wondering how i would know, thanks

Well, being assessed by a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist who specializes in autism spectrum disorders would be the only real way to know. Not all psychologists are equipped to diagnose AS as it requires a lot of experience with a wide range of Aspies, especially when you are an adult.

You can always try reading as much as you can and also do the tests on this website. One good author is Tony Attwood (e.g. The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome), and there are some videos of him on Youtube.

thanks , the hard part is i am totally broke no money and there is no sliding scale doctors that deal with this so im basically screwed on seeing another doctor, its really hard for me to have a job trying to figure out how i can go about getting help without money to throw around

If you read books about asperger's, like tony attwood as suggested by one-a-n, and multicoloured mayhem by jacqui jackson, and look at the autism related web pages you will probably heve a pretty good idea if you do have it.
There is the aq quiz that can be helpful too.
If you think you have asperger's, you wouldn't need a diagnosis to try out some of the self help techniques, they are unlikely to do any harm whether you have asd or not (in my opinion)
http://www.aspergernauts.co.uk/asperger ... advice.php

I have noticed there are a lot of people who post some very helpful replies on the forums here too.

It may be useful to tackle each difficulty seperately too, one at a time?