Asperger's and bipolar

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How common is it to have both Asperger's and bipolar?

I've read one paper which suggests that the prevalance of bi-polar is higher among those on the Autism Spectrum than the general population.

I was diagnosed with dyslexia and ADHD at age 8, PDD-NOS at age 9, and bi-polar at age 25.

I think that the dyslexia,ADHD, and ASM are all extremely related. The bi-polar may be as well, but psychiatry is still at the blood letting stage of developement in my opinion, and all of these labels are sometimes less useful than knowing which star sign you are.

I don't know myself because my psychologist is considering this, because I can be depressed sometimes, but angry or happy in others, over a period of few months. I already have Tourettes, OCD, ADHD, and dyscalculia, in addition to autism. I wouldn't be too surprised.

before I was diagnosed I thought I might have a milder case of bipolar, but Asperger's can sometimes mimic bipolar symptoms.

The trouble with the research is that they tend to find what they are looking for. What you see depends on where you stand.

I don't think psychiatric diagnoses are helpful for 90% of ASD people, and potentially very harmful for many of us.

In my maternal family line, we have four successive generations of family members who are on the spectrum.
None of us are bipolar.