Gary Numan and AS and self-diagnosis & denial

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Thanks!

I just had a thought that gave me a bit of perspective regarding your problem. You've been to 9 doctors, 4 of whom are specialised in Autism / Asperger Syndrome and they have not only diagnosed you with SA/SP and OCD, but they have refused to diagnose you with AS. They haven't even considered that the SA/SP etc may be Co-Morbids of AS.

The reason i think, is largely, because you may not actually have AS.

You talk about being in denial, and the "what if" of forgetting about the diagnosis and never knowing. But perhaps you haven't considered the option that you already know, and have already been told what you have. SA/SP, OCD and complications thereof.

Perhaps you don't need to wonder anymore about whether you are in denial. Maybe you need to accept that you don't need to be in denial because you never had it in the first place.

The law of averages in your case states that you don't have AS. Stop looking for that one doctor to diagnose you. If 4 specialists in AS have not diagnoses you, and of the 9 Doctor's the common consensus is that you have a Social Anxiety Disorder, then that is probably what you have.

In a better light, perhaps the Social Anxiety Disorder can be overcome through therapy. In saying that, maybe it would be better to focus your energy on improving your life based on what you DO know (i.e. therapy on the SA/SP , OCD), rather than wasting time searching for an answer that you already have been given 4 times but refuse to acknowledge.

I hope that doesn't sound too cold. But perhaps in this situation it is better to trust facts rather than interpretation.

I hope this helps.

"Numan married Gemma O'Neil, a clinician and a member of his own fan club. She diagnosed him as having Asperger's syndrome."

http://www.music-city.org/Gary-Numan/biography/

numan certainly has that aspie look - see the album covers. and the lyrics. i usually
don't pay any attention to song lyrics but his always made sense to me.

if you are too poor to afford a diagnosis, i guess you could marry a clinical psychologist.

fg

Thanks--no, that doesn't sound cold at all. I think you are probably right, but it's hard for me to accept it sometimes.

Here's something else that agrees with what tbam said. I just took the newest Aspie-quizAspie-Quiz, which now has the likelihood of being dagnosed with AS and several other things, and here's how I scored. (This is usually what I score on this, but they added the probabilities since I last took it.

Your neurodiversity (Aspie) score: 66 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 139 of 200
You are very likely neurotypical

Social phobia 118 Your diagnosis is probably correct
ADD/ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder) 87 This isn't a primary diagnosis you should seek
Bipolar 66 This isn't a primary diagnosis you should seek
Asperger/HFA/PDD 57 This isn't a primary diagnosis you should seek
OCD 52 Your diagnosis is very likely wrong
Dyslexia 16 This isn't a primary diagnosis you should seek

I would use more mainstream tests like at www.autismresearchcentre.com [Cambridge University]