Aspergers Highly Likely

So my counselor had asked me on Friday if I had ever been assessed for autism and I said I would have to ask my mom. And I asked my mom and she said no; but then today she told me one time at my IEP meetings at my high school they had suggested that I have aspergers well my mom talked to my doctor about it and told my mom no I don’t have autism. So, my mom didn't push it; But now I really do think all my anxiety, depression, lack of coordination, and obsessiveness could be due to aspergers. So, I'm going to talk to my counselor about it on Friday to look into getting assessed.

[PearCider]

You didn't say what it was you wanted to know.

What I can tell you is that autism (Asperger's in old money, though you'd actually get diagnosed ASD) is a complicated diagnosis to make. There are groups of symptoms, and it depends on whether you get enough hits in enough groups. A family doctor is not going to be able to do it. They might say, I don't think it's likely, or it is likely; but there's no way a family doctor could do a formal diagnosis. For that you need a psychologist and an hour or ninety minutes.

There are online tests available that will give you an idea as to how plausible it is that you might have it. Basically if you have a high AQ, a high SQ and a low EQ you're a plausible candidate. One example would be aspergerstestsite.com/75/au... not that I particularly recommend that one - if you do an internet search you'll find them. That's just one.

Where I am, you'd have to ask your family doctor to refer you to a psychologist for a diagnosis. You'd probably get asked two questions: (1) why do you think you have it, and (2) how would you benefit from being diagnosed? The reason they'd want to know is they will only have limited resource and they're probably paying internal charges for referrals. The only other alternative would be to go private.

For some people, doing the online tests and figuring it out themselves is enough. They don't need or want to be officially labelled. They may not want the stigma or (they may feel) the shame. They might worry about employment implications, or relationships. They may wonder what happens if they get told, no you don't have it, when they're convinced they have. It's a personal decision, and that part of if your counsellor can help you with - but not the actual diagnosis, if you decide you want one.

[Hidden in reply to PearCider]

Yes I would like to know for my piece of mind. And my counselor told me that she will look into places where I can get tested and she asked me if I wanted to get tested and I said yes I would like to just for my piece of mind and so I can know

[myhealthneeds]

My husband was diagnosed in his late 50 s by a doctor of Psychology. My foster son's GP thought he had AS and was treated by a Psychologist to help him. Our daughter was diagnosed this year. In Wales there is now a Service and mostly you can refer yourself and fill in a form to see if you have things in your life and history that look like Autism. U go to a Couples Night once a month for people on the Spectrum. It is in Cardiff.