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Veilmenacex
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09 Aug 2015, 7:06 am

A little bit of background history. I am oriental asian and I was born in China and moved to Japan at the age of 4 then to Canada at an age of 7. My first diagnosis was ADHD at an age of 10 at Sick Kid's hospital. Then I saw a paediatrician for my psychiatric issues while she prescribed ritalin and changed it into Concerta. Then she was worried about some of my behavior at school and wanted me to see a child psychiatrist. They diagnosed me with ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder and social anxiety. Around the age of 18 to 19 I saw psychiatrist for anger outbursts and they suspected schizophrenia and/or antisocial personality disorder. Then when I was 20 I got into a lot of criminal legal trouble. I saw a normal psychiatrist at a specialized mental health hospital and the diagnosis was antisocial/borderline personality disorder and schizophrenia. I saw my first forensic psychiatrist for defense lawyer he didn't do a thorough job and diagnosed me with mixed cluster-b personality disorder prominent antisocial personality disorder and schizophrenia. However, the Justice/Judge order an assessment and a much better forensic psychiatrist and a clinical psychologist did some psychological testing that was more thorough and found out about malingering voices. They came to the conclusion of a low grade pervasive developmental disorder, specifically Aspergers. However, I thought I was paranoid and not malingering that. So I went to a rehabilitation/treatment correctional institution to serve my incarceration sentence and another forensic psychiatrist told me it wasn't paranoia it is overthinking or being too cautious. Basically I wasn't diagnosed by a developmental paediatrician or a child psychiatrist but a forensic psychiatrist (a psychiatrist that does assessments for the criminal court system)



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09 Aug 2015, 8:09 am

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Defiant disorder, criminal legal trouble, anger outbursts, malingering voices.


Nope, that does not sound like the Autistic spectrum. And schizophrenia or that category symptoms, are usually not comorbid with any autistic condition.

Question: Did they do in depth interviews with you, your parents or relatives that could tell how you were when you grew up, Did they use tests like WAIS and similar diagnostic instruments? ...or did they spin a wheel and threw a dart that landed on "Uhh...autism something"?



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09 Aug 2015, 8:17 am

Ichinin wrote:
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Defiant disorder, criminal legal trouble, anger outbursts, malingering voices.


Nope, that does not sound like the Autistic spectrum. And schizophrenia or that category symptoms, are usually not comorbid with any autistic condition.


:? I think the OP was asking about this bit:
Veilmenacex wrote:
However, the Justice/Judge order an assessment and a much better forensic psychiatrist and a clinical psychologist did some psychological testing that was more thorough and found out about malingering voices. They came to the conclusion of a low grade pervasive developmental disorder, specifically Aspergers. [...] Basically I wasn't diagnosed by a developmental paediatrician or a child psychiatrist but a forensic psychiatrist (a psychiatrist that does assessments for the criminal court system)


Anyway, I imagine it is official. I didn't know psychiatrists did the diagnosing, but they are doctors so I don't see why it wouldn't be. But I have no idea what I'm talking about.



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09 Aug 2015, 8:36 am

Psychiatrists can diagnose autism.

They were speculating about Aspergers. There is no Aspergers in the DSM 5, though it still "exists" in the ICD 10.

If you get a copy of your psych report, you can read the diagnostic portion of it. Whatever it says there, with the number, is your pfficial diagnosis.

If you're in Canada, your criminal record can be pardoned/expunged after 3 years from date of conviction for summary conviction or 5 years for an indictable offense.