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ASD & personality disorder

ajl338

Does anyone else here have a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder?

I got this before i got my ASD label at the age of 36. But i think the BPD is all wrong. I had a massive meltdown in the MH unit and got labelled as BPD which means to the MH world that i am a pain in the backside and hard to handle which i'm not, i just cant cope if they take away all my coping stratergies and routines.

I'm interested in getting the BPD taken off my notes becuase its all the medics see and they dont respect the aspergers part of me

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  • Hi I'm in a similar state. I'm 23 and have only just been diagnosed as autistic and have now recently been talking about BPD and I don't think that's me at all. 

    Sometimes I think other people just don't understand how complex autism is. Or how difficult It is. When I was talking to the lady who diagnosed me she understood entirely everything that I said because she was an expert experienced in ASD. I feel like alot of the people I've encountered in the mental health services just don't get it when you say you don't understand or don't like something and are all too quick to attribute your difficulties to something else mental health related. In fact I don't feel like sometimes they realise that autism just makes some things more difficult. If I were NT I wouldn't be struggling in this way but because I have a range of problems which are exacerbated by my autism I instantly have a more serious mental health problem. 

    Sorry, I'm pretty sure I've not answered your question and have gone on an off-topic rant but I just thought I'd reply to let you know I kind of understand your difficulties. 

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  • Hi I'm in a similar state. I'm 23 and have only just been diagnosed as autistic and have now recently been talking about BPD and I don't think that's me at all. 

    Sometimes I think other people just don't understand how complex autism is. Or how difficult It is. When I was talking to the lady who diagnosed me she understood entirely everything that I said because she was an expert experienced in ASD. I feel like alot of the people I've encountered in the mental health services just don't get it when you say you don't understand or don't like something and are all too quick to attribute your difficulties to something else mental health related. In fact I don't feel like sometimes they realise that autism just makes some things more difficult. If I were NT I wouldn't be struggling in this way but because I have a range of problems which are exacerbated by my autism I instantly have a more serious mental health problem. 

    Sorry, I'm pretty sure I've not answered your question and have gone on an off-topic rant but I just thought I'd reply to let you know I kind of understand your difficulties. 

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