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Help with diagnosis

Melj71

Hi. I'm Melinda.  I'm not formally diagnosed although my son is, my psychiatrist and GP seem reluctant to get a diagnosis as "there's no medication or cure" and they are treating my diagnosis of bipolar. 

I want to know if what I believe is true, I have ASD as does my brother, my nephew and my son. I know it won't help me much but I need to know. I'm fixating on it now. I've managed to hold down a job and raise a family until now, I'm 50. I have had 3 failed marriages and never stuck a job out for long. I struggled at school even though I was labelled gifted and highly intelligent. My exam results did not reflect this. 

I struggle to maintain friendships and relationships. Even with my own family. Is there anyone else out there who had a late diagnosis and do you have any advice for me please?

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  • GPs with that attitude really annoy me. I'm even more shocked by the attitude of your psychiatrist, who really ought to know better.

    Yes, it could help you a very great deal. I more over think you need an in depth assessment with someone who knows a lot about both autism and bipolar. They need to be able tease apart which experiences are due to what as much as to determine whether you are autistic and whether a bipolar diagnosis is even correct.

    For one thing late identified autistic people are often misdiagnosed and inappropriately treated before they realise they are autistic. They mistakenly thought I was BPD and didn't really believe my medical phobias before I was identified. MH did a lot of damage to me as a result.

    If you are bipolar, you need any treatment for that to happen with your autism at the core of it to get real benefit from it.

    You may have other support needs, socially or at work, say, which are currently being neglected and which could improve life in general significantly for you.

    I'd ask to see another GP and insist you understand the waiting time are long but you have a right to know and you believe it could positively impact your care in many ways.

    No, there's no cure. God, who'd want one? But there is a lot that can be done to help you better.

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  • GPs with that attitude really annoy me. I'm even more shocked by the attitude of your psychiatrist, who really ought to know better.

    Yes, it could help you a very great deal. I more over think you need an in depth assessment with someone who knows a lot about both autism and bipolar. They need to be able tease apart which experiences are due to what as much as to determine whether you are autistic and whether a bipolar diagnosis is even correct.

    For one thing late identified autistic people are often misdiagnosed and inappropriately treated before they realise they are autistic. They mistakenly thought I was BPD and didn't really believe my medical phobias before I was identified. MH did a lot of damage to me as a result.

    If you are bipolar, you need any treatment for that to happen with your autism at the core of it to get real benefit from it.

    You may have other support needs, socially or at work, say, which are currently being neglected and which could improve life in general significantly for you.

    I'd ask to see another GP and insist you understand the waiting time are long but you have a right to know and you believe it could positively impact your care in many ways.

    No, there's no cure. God, who'd want one? But there is a lot that can be done to help you better.

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