Diagnosis Confusion

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Okay, so back in February of 2012, I was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome, and that was after me suspecting it, without being told about it (my parents hid the fact that like three of my past therapists said I had it) too. So, I am two years older now, and I go to some lady with my mom for my Zoloft (OCD meds), and the lady says she isn't sure that I have Aspergers, and that I am having to get tested for it again.

I don't know what to do- I have kind of grown into the fact that I have it, and now I am having to get re-diagnosed? She thinks I either have Aspergers or Bipolar. My mom has bipolar. Any advice?

I mean, I am 95% sure that I have it. Nearly every single trait of mine is in the spectrum, and this lady says I don't have it based on ten minute sessions with me.

Let them do the testing again, if that's what they want. I was misdiagnosed with bipolar for over two years, and the way I was treated for bipolar was anti productive. Basically, bipolar and Asperger's are treated differently, and it's best to not get them confused. For instance, the meds used to treat bipolar were AWFUL for me. You just can't treat Asperger's like you do bipolar... I was on Zoloft at one point, too. I couldn't tolerate it. In the end, they gave me ECT to treat it. So, I would definitely recommend letting them clear up the diagnosis if they don't think it's right. It might take some time, but it's worth it.

You will get diagnosed with Bipolar. Whether it is right or not, you will. Very rarely will any therapist actually look past the fact that your mother is bipolar. It is genetic and most mental health professionals will go with the easy answer. If your therapist says you are bipolar, see another and don't tell him your mother is bipolar.

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I would, but my mother goes right up and says it- and if I try and tell her not to or question her ways, I would get my family's equivalent of getting slapped. (Usually a strange negative shunning of attitude by all members of the family).

My parents are great with the re-diagnosis thing going on, because they think that I don't have Aspergers, and honestly, they dislike me in general.

I honestly don't care which diagnosis I get anymore- as long as it is the correct diagnosis- I don't want to get treated for Bi Polar if I don't have it! Also, I just want to leave this place. I am done with my family.

Can you see the person without your mother present?

Also, even if you did have bipolar, it would not explain most of the symptoms that are used to diagnose AS. Bipolar disorder doesn't cause stimming, obsessive interests, insistence on routine, difficulty making eye contact, unusual tone of voice, difficulty reading nonverbal cues, etc. About the only overlap is that both have meltdowns and social issues, and even then it's for different reasons.

The strange thing about my parents is that they think that Aspergers is only limited to social problems, and they almost daily admit that I have all of these social problems and traits around Aspergers, and multiple therapists, teachers, have told them that I have it. They ignored them, until I found out about it and asked to get a diagnosis to confirm if I had it or not, and turns out I do. They always have been reluctant, and even thought about hiding the fact that I have Aspergers from me after the diagnosis that I requested. So, I think they just really, really, don't want to admit that I have it, or don't want me to have it. I really don't care either way, I just want to get treated for whatever I have, but I am 95% sure that it's Aspergers. With my parents, it's 'Their way of the highway' or whatever.

Some parents are just as*holes. There's really no other way to look at it. My mother was thrilled when I was diagnosed. She said that meant I wasn't her fault, I just came broke from the factory. Which didn't go so well when my dad pointed out that she was the factory, lol... But the point is that now, she lives 3 hours away. So does my dad, but he makes the effort to see me, and it works. It does get better and what they do really means nothing. Any wrong diagnosis or whatever can be undone in a few years when you can do it without them.