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Autism and schizoaffective bipolar Disorder

Dream

I've had schizoaffective bipolar disorder now for 11 years and I'm 100% sure the diagnosis is correct. My meds have helped a lot for the ups and downs and the paranoia. Before I got stable everything was put down to bipolar swings but now I am stable I know they are not because I feel fine and I still have certain issues. 

Don't like loud noise 

I like routine

I don't like change

Anxious about certain things

Can't do chit chat

Don't understand jokes

Don't know when people are joking or telling the truth

And more

But I'm so worried about my assessment, I don't want them to say it's autism but now you don't have schizoaffective Disorder. I need help with social skills, I need help to get a suitable job where people understand my needs and I really need help with managing my emotions and coping strategies. I feel having autism confirmed will hopefully enable me to have some help in these areas as these are not my mental illness.

Can they not diagnose autism because I have a mental illness?

Can they take away my mental illness diagnosis and replace with autism?

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  • I always recommend that people try to take control of tehri own life adn not leave it entirely up to the professionals who are actually only really in it for the money, and you are lucky if you get one who does a good job as well as bills you / thestate.

    As far as I can determine my dad was a flaming Autist who got the *** diagnosis and all the ect and insuln therapy that went with that dx in those days. 

    In your case you can hie over to the aspergerstestsite.com website, do the free test and find out for yourself what's what.

    Apart form the heavy meds SCHIZ dx gets you more social help / help finding and keeping a job, / access to benefits etc.But Autism diagnosis doesn't prevent you taking flying / heavy machinery lessons... 

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  • I always recommend that people try to take control of tehri own life adn not leave it entirely up to the professionals who are actually only really in it for the money, and you are lucky if you get one who does a good job as well as bills you / thestate.

    As far as I can determine my dad was a flaming Autist who got the *** diagnosis and all the ect and insuln therapy that went with that dx in those days. 

    In your case you can hie over to the aspergerstestsite.com website, do the free test and find out for yourself what's what.

    Apart form the heavy meds SCHIZ dx gets you more social help / help finding and keeping a job, / access to benefits etc.But Autism diagnosis doesn't prevent you taking flying / heavy machinery lessons... 

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