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I will be assesed for Aspergers/Asd and Personality Disorders

helhal24

Hi all I am new to this forum.

Had a meeting with the psycology doctor and my support worker within the mental health team today.  They are looking at getting a diagnosis.  I am 34 have 3 boys and was with ex partner 13 years.  Have always had social problems and anxiety.  They are saying because I had traumatic childhood they will be assesing me within mental health for personality disorders bought on by trauma...but I also think I fit many criteria for Aspergers. I did an online assesment just to gain an idea and i scored 36. borderline aspergers was within 26-32.  Anyway i took all this info with me and they are also referring me out to have an asd assesment as agree i do meet the criteria.  Both have rather long waiting lists.  I am worried they are only thinking of my traumatic childhood.  I think some of the things that happened to me were becasue i didnt know how ti respond socially...I also would like to know if it is worth thinking of a private assesment as i dont know if i can wait that long i just want to live.

Would like to talk to others who are in similar positions please or who can advise thanks very much x

Helen

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  • Hi, I can't exactly match your experience, but I can talk a bit about diagnosis of autism and personal history of having had personality disorder.  Do you know if the psychology doctor you saw thoght you may have personality disorder for any reason/s other than suspecting it because you've had a traumatic past?  I was retro diagnosed with having had personality disorder (which I'd subsequently self-cured through going through longterm counselling several times) by the psychiatrist who assessed me for autism 18 months ago (I was aged 45 by this point).  Have you come across Tony Attwood's theory that the stress of female pattern autism often leads to borderline personality disorder?  The theory rang very true for me, but you, of course, are unique and may not fit this pattern at all. 

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  • Hi, I can't exactly match your experience, but I can talk a bit about diagnosis of autism and personal history of having had personality disorder.  Do you know if the psychology doctor you saw thoght you may have personality disorder for any reason/s other than suspecting it because you've had a traumatic past?  I was retro diagnosed with having had personality disorder (which I'd subsequently self-cured through going through longterm counselling several times) by the psychiatrist who assessed me for autism 18 months ago (I was aged 45 by this point).  Have you come across Tony Attwood's theory that the stress of female pattern autism often leads to borderline personality disorder?  The theory rang very true for me, but you, of course, are unique and may not fit this pattern at all. 

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