ASD, OCD, and ADHD?

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So I a wondering if it's possible or common to have quite a few different disorders.
For example my self diagnosis would be ASD, OCD, ADHD, NVLD, and Social Anxiety Disorder. I am wondering if it is really that likely to have all of those disorders.

Why do you want to self-diagnose with all those disorders? There isn't really any point unless your plan is to seek treatment for all of them, especially something like SAD or ADHD.

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Unapologetically, Norny.
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i was diagnosed with 7 things at once

1.ADHD (SEVERE)
2.OCD
3. Aspergers Syndrome
4. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
5. ODD
6.??
7.??

Two of my diagnoses were never disclosed to me for some reason.

i also have a low Verbal and Information Processing IQ and a slightly low Working Memory IQ. My visual And spatial IQ was quite high though.

EDIT: Actually i forgot, number 4 is actually Generalized Anxiety Disorder, i only got diagnosed with Clinical Depression later.

Yes, it is possible but I would suggest trying to get them dx'd

for what it is worth, I have with almost all those.

It is not a good idea to self-diagnose any of these disorders.
It is better to see a psychologist if you have some problems in daily functioning or social problems or emotional problems.

You're definitely anxious about your health. Each time I see your posts you're worrying about more and more disorders.

You do have a diagnosis of OCD which is itself an anxiety disorder so maybe all this anxiety is caused by that? You might feel better if you saw a mental health professional about what you're experiencing. You keep asking questions on wrong planet which none of us can answer properly other than guesses and our personal experience which probably isn't reassuring you. Self diagnosing probably won't reassure yourself for long, either. You would benefit by seeing someone about this. You may have something other than OCD, you may not. But unless you get assessed you'd never know which I imagine would make you more anxious. I know Fnord pisses you off, but what he says is true. We can't give you the answers you need.

Along with ASD (level 1) I've had been known to have ADD or what is now known as ADHD depression (by history) and anxiety that on top of 3 other LD's.

It's possible. But overlap is going to be much less common than diagnosis with any one of those conditions. Prevalence rates for ADHD, ASD, and OCD are approximately 11%, 1.5%, and 1.5% respectively. So the likelihood you have all three (let alone the others you mentioned) would be roughly 0.002%*. I'm generally supportive of informed self diagnosis. But if you really think you have multiple compounding mental health conditions, it's time to go see a professional. Determining which of these you have is going to make a huge impact on what your available options are for support (eg. effective medications are available for OCD, ADHD, and SAD).

* That's assuming non-co-linearity, which isn't exactly accurate. All of these tend to go together to some degree. For example SAD is highly co-morbid with ASD, which is why I didn't include it in that calculation. Nevertheless, the point is that the overlap of all three (or 5) is going to be lower than any one individually. It's also more difficult to diagnose for, since many of these have similar traits.

I've been diagnosed with all three, by professionals no less, so it's definitely possible. It was even acknowledged that I had traits of ADHD back when I was first diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome/High Functioning Autism, in the dark ages of the DSM IV.

OCD is a particularly common co-morbid for ASD, and ADHD is fairly common as well. There are others too, but I can't think of any at the moment.

As someone who is studying mental health. I think it might be easier to self-diagnose one disorder, than several. You must also understand there can be considerable overlap between diagnoses. This does not mean you have them all. In fact the issues related to NVLD could be attributed to simply ASD. Conversely, NVLD diagnosis could contribute to ASD-like symptoms but may not be. Both ASD, NVLD, and ADHD tend to have higher than average rates for social anxiety. Some people with ASD might have difficulty with working memory which may contribute to ADHD like symptoms but do not qualify as ADHD. The list goes on.

I would attempt to see a psychologist, and tell her what you're experiencing. These assessments may be pricy, so unless you have a reason to obtain them, or the money at your disposal then sure.