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Can I pick brains please

mum of 4 boys

Hi my sone has recently been diagnosed with ASD, as I was on this site looking at all the information I came accross aspergers and ADD well it was like reading my own autobiography. I took an online AQ and I scored 44/50, I am 38 and I have been suffering with depression for as long as I can remember (before my teens). I had an appointment with my psychiatrist today and explained that I felt I fit into this category and told him my score. Now he has refered me to psychological services 3 times already but I always end up missing or forgetting the appointment. My psychiatrist exoplained to me today that he had refered me there because he had already come to the conclusion that there was more going on with me and that my depression is not typical and is likely to be a symptom of some other problem. Although he is going to ask that I am tested for aspergers he also said that there are several other dissorders that have similar characteristics to aspergers so there will be an assesment to find out which I have. I am now worried about what I might have wrong with me, can anyone suggest anything that you know has similar characteristics to aspergers and ADD. I have looked at personality dissorders and I don't feel I fit into those as much as I do aspergers. Any help or advice will be very very welcomed. xx

  • Hi thanks for the replies. That is exactly what I have been doing my mind is in overdrive and yes trying to solve the puzzle myself. I don't think he would mind if I called his secretary so I might well do that.

    Thanks again for your help and advice and thanks to the other replier too xx

  • hi - I bet as soon as he said he wanted to test you for more than aspergers you got worried, I would have because it sets your mind wondering.  If you're anything like me you then go on line trying to solve the puzzle of what he said. When we son was being diagnosed a number of years ago the consultant wanted to rule anything else at all out.  So I'm sorry I can't enlighten you but s/he may just be covering all the bases, however unlikely.  Would your psych mind if you rang his sec?  You cd ask if he could ring you when he had a moment as it's playing on your mind whilst your waiting for your appt.

  • hi there, i dont have any answers for you as to what might be going on, but i wouldnt worry about it , if you do have something else going on you learn what it is and try to manage it

    just wait for the appointment to see someone about 'testing' you for aspergers and go from there, if its not that, then at least you can rule it out and move on