Published on 12, July, 2020
Ok I have a son who has Asd and another who is under pychy who supposdley has Bpd, now this evening I have been doing loads of research to find out a lot of autistic people are being diagnosed as bpd when they are in actual fact Asd, I have mentioned this to my sons coordinator in the past to get him tested for Asd but nothing came of it. Just to say though when he first got sectioned the hospital said he had Asd, but I have heard nothing of it since. He fits the criteria of Asd more than he fits bpd, I just wondered if anyone else vould give me some more info. I seriously feel like them telling him he has Bpd does not fit, that does not mean I do not want him to have it, but it does not fit if that makes sense.
I was originally mis-diagnosed with BP, then BPD. At four different appointments, I explained how I thought I was autistic but the psychiatrist (PDOC) dismissed me each time. On the fourth time, they finally gave me the screener questionnaire so that they could prove to me that I wasn't autistic, although I was finally labeled as autistic by the specialist autism team.
Just before my autism assessment I was assessed for DBT. The clinical psychologist who ran these sessions met with me over 2 x 1 hour appointments to go through the criteria for BPD and whether I was suitable for the specialist therapy. She refused to allow me to access DBT as our in-depth conversation revealed I didn't meet the criteria for BPD.
I've been left feeling like I was simply another person on the long conveyer belt of individuals my PDOC had to see in a day. I also believe that there's a certain number of labels that are in at the minute and if you struggle with social situations rather than exploring this further many PDOCs see this as 'unstable relationships' and label you with BPD so they don't have to fit you in for more appointments and can free up there time to see others on their caseload.
If I was in that situation again, against the criteria for autism I would write down all of the examples of how I behaved in an autistic way and ask my GP for a referral. I wasted two years trying to get a referral from my PDOC. Having the BPD label was really tough and I felt there was no hope for my recovery. Now I know I'm autistic everything finally makes sense and I'm so much happier. Getting the right label has transformed my life.
NAS24859 said:I was originally mis-diagnosed with BP
Can you explain 'BP' please?
DBT I know is Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for personality disorders, and PDoc I take as psychiatrist/psychologist/psychotherapist.
Thanks for sharing your story, frustrating as it was. Glad you eventually got some understanding.