Anyone with autism? Trying to get a diagnosis; if your doctor refused to even look at you having autism, and just said, you have an acute anxiety and should move on …. would you accept it or go elsewhere for a diagnosis? Thanks for answers, can someone tell me how long it might take to diagnose Asperger’s with a private psychiatrist?
From what you’re saying, it doesn’t sound like autism or Asperger’s to me. I don’t really know why you’re wanting this specific diagnosis. When, most people with (any kind of) problems go to doctors with their symptoms, the doctor figures out what they should/shouldn’t be diagnosed with.
Anyway, if you really have Asperger’s, you will have many of the following symptoms: – Difficulties of the non-verbal communication, gestures, tone of voice, posture, facial expressions – The stuttering and hesitating / difficulty with small talk – Logical View / objective of all, difficulty seeing how things come across another point (s) of view – Intense (or obsessive) interest fascination with a narrow / specific topic – Knowledge / interest in a specific area, without regard to its own context – The gap / Deep / up-in-the-clouds far from thinking – Delay in communication (ie take more time to talk / socialize / etc) – Hyper-(ie sensitivity can not tolerate loud noise or lights) – The ritual routines / obsessive-compulsive / can not cope with not knowing what to expect – The bizarre behavior / habits / thinking / – Excessive dreaming / in a world of your own
There are probably some other symptoms I missed, but anxiety / depression is often a result of having social difficulties. People with such symptoms fail to fit in – they often experience bullying and rejection and therefore can go through anger, depression, bitterness, social anxiety, and the like.
Bottom line is, with the symptoms you have: social anxiety / depression, you are far better off to address these issues as they are. Being diagnosed with something like autism has much bigger (major) disadvantages.
This is a biggest , together with over 30,000 info items resource for all special needs, together with autism, down syndrome and other disabilities. The evidence of social anxiety or depression are a lot easier to deal with than being labeled with autism.
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