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 diagnosed with BPD because I had all of the major symptoms, except self-harming. I honestly wonder how many people are misdiagnosed with mental health problems when ASC is at the root - most likely because mental health services are usually the first stop for anything psychological. I have a friend who was diagnosed with BPD as a young woman, and she certainly does have all of the major symptoms. But she's convinced, and so am I, that she's autistic. She scores highly on tests, etc. She suffers tremendously in the mental health system. But because of her diagnosis, they're refusing to even consider putting her forward for ASC assessment. I've tried to help her to challenge the system, but she's doesn't have the energy for it.
Thank you so much for your reply, my son is currently under section, he has been self harming, but only since he got the Bpd diagnoses, I am going to persue this and ask for him to be tested for Asd whilst he is on the wards. Thanks for sharing x
Martian Tom, I found it really interesting that happened too.
That's interesting. I've heard of cases where people have only developed symptoms after being given a particular diagnosis. When I first went through MH services years ago, I was asked if I drank - which I did. But quite normally. Not as self-medication. However, I was told that drinking exacerbates MH issues (which is true, as alcohol is a depressant) and that I needed to stop that first. Without being questioned about my consumption levels, I was referred on to an alcohol unit. There, I was mixing with hardened alcoholics and others with desperate drinking problems. It was culture shock for me. I knew my drinking was nothing like this. Sure enough, though... once that thing was in my head - 'I have a drink problem' - I developed a drink problem. It was kind of auto-suggestive.