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EUPD or autism traits

Lilip

I have a history of anxiety, depression and CPTSD. In October 2025 I was diagnosed with traits of EUPD. However in December 2025 I was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. I believe that the traits that were observed are actually due to autism not EUPD. I was referred to our local complex needs service due to the EUPD traits diagnosis and they are insisting on assessing me despite the fact that they now know I have autism. I feel in a no-win position as if I refuse to be assessed I am unlikely to get any other support from the local adult mental health team. Does anyone else have experience of this or no where I can get support? I feel like I am going to sit on a waiting list for a service which is inappropriate to my needs and not actually get any treatment for what I need.

  • similar with me diagnosed with autism and eupd traits which ive always told the cmht i disagree with.  they say its not a full diagnosis but traits but they still wont remove it from my records.  it winds me up because its like noone hears what im saying. cmht's have a obsession with eupd and have for a long time,  generally if you are female you will get this diagnosis, i know some males do too but percentage of females who get this diagnosis is crazy.  complex needs i find the same,i found  if you are distressed is any way then yeh you got eupd and dbt or cbt will cure all .  

  • in reply to Lilip

    You’re definitely not alone. Have this cuppa tea Coffee️

  • in reply to Geeky Gothic Guy

    Thank you so much. I feel so much better just knowing I’m not the only one. 

  • Councils usually have a representative for ASD or ND adults, or a team. The actually services they signpost you to can depend on where you live. Congratulations on your diagnosis and welcome Slight smile

  • I don’t have anything I can suggest to get the correct support, but I can kinda relate. Having had many diagnoses over the last 25 years, the one that’s still on my records is BPD or EUPD. Ive seen lots of mental health professionals prior to my autism diagnosis, but since my diagnosis…none. I questioned this with the guy I see at the autism place, because I wanted to revisit DBT and do the course again (which would have been the 4th time) and he said they won’t see me in the CMHT if I’m under the Autism service, likewise the Autism service won’t see me if I’m under the CMHT. This was disappointing. However, I feel the BPD diagnosis is wrong, and all my issues were related to me being autistic. I was originally diagnosed BPD 21 years ago! And it’s still on my records! Anyway, I’m going off on a tangent here. Apologies, but they do like to throw that EUPD/BPD label around a lot.