How can I get diagnosed?

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I'm having a problem with my current psychologist...she refuses to listen to anything that I have to say about feeling like I have AS. She lectured me when I brought it up, and told me that she would test me at our next session, but didn't. She didn't bring the test, and didn't bring it up. I was afraid to bring it up because I didn't want to get another lecture about how I'm "normal" (I told her that I had a melt down and fractured my wrist while breaking a table, so I have NO idea why she would say that I'm normal)...anyway, what do I do now? I really feel like I could benefit from some behavioral therapy, but I'm learning the hard way that Autism is largely misunderstood even by professionals. How do I find a professional that can help me? I'm not sure where to go from here. Thanks...

Find another doctor. She sounds rude and unprofessional.

Are there any local autism resource centers? Even ones that only work with kids? They tend to have names for people to go to/people who know more.

That's what I was thinking, but I've never been to a psychologist before so I didn't really know if this was just how it goes...

I've only been able to really find ones for kids...but that's a good idea, I'll give them a call and see if they can point me in the right direction Thanks

My understanding is that the ease of getting a diagnosis is largely dependent on what country you live in, sometimes what locality you live in.

I was unfortunate because I was on 2 year waiting list between initially visiting my doctor about the matter and getting a consultation with a qualified specialist for a diagnosis.

Really?!?! !?!?! Wow. I had no idea that it was this difficult to find help. This is really eye opening.

The local one here only really does stuff for kids, but they still have very basic information for adults. We asked them where to get me diagnosed, mentioning that I was a young adult and female, they gave us a particular name. We went and got me diagnosed. Apparently he's a particularly reputable name in this area.

Like i said, it depends where you live. Some people in this country were able to get diagnosed in less than a month from their initial doctors visit. All because their local health providers have more money, more doctors and more experience with autism.

It depends largely on the funding of your local health authority, their staff numbers and general autism awareness. I was unfortunate because i live in a locality that is running short on all 3 fronts.

Look online at Psychology Today. They have listings of psychologists by speciality. You can thank me later.