Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello! It’s recently been suggested by my (fairly new) psychiatrist that I may have ASD. I’m currently 28 and been in mental health services for about 14 years with various diagnoses of anxiety, bipolar, schizoaffective disorder and borderline personality disorder - although I’m currently diagnosed with bipolar and anxiety. I currently work full time as a Social Worker and I am currently training to be an Approved Mental Health Professional. The suggestion of ASD has thrown me somewhat and my wife and family are not convinced I have it. I’m obviously not looking for a diagnosis on here, but I wonder if anyone who has been diagnosed could relate to the following?
If anyone who is diagnosed feels that they can relate to the above, I would be interested to hear... Like I said, I am not looking for some online diagnosis, but just a sense if my experiences are typical of someone with ASD, or not... Thanks!
Hi there. I have pretty much exactly the same experiences as you and I have autism. I have bipolar and anxiety too. My bipolar has initially been a bigger problem for me, but now it is more stable, I am starting to focus on how I can function better with the autism side of my diagnosis.
I'm not that chatty at the moment because I'm running on the low side, but welcome to the forum and I hope you find what you are searching for. I know I feel better knowing I can come here and have a break from trying to mask everywhere.