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Personality disorder vs Asperger's

Sarah2

I was recently assessed and told I have high functioning autism, not allowed to diagnose it Asperger's anymore i was told, however, i was wondering could hfa be confused with having a personality disorder? And could a person have both of these? I have taken online tests and always scored as a high candidate for personality disorder, does anyone have any insights on this?  

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    Curiously enough, I also received a diagnosis today that stated ASD (Asperger's in old money, it says) as well as a personality disorder.  I did a bit of head-scratching about that one but my gf who is more cognisant about such things suggested it simply meant it was part of me rather than a transient illness that could be expected to be cured in short order: "it's not a bug, it's a feature", as software development types would say.

    I think I'm also understanding why things like Asperger's and HFA are now longer a thing as the "high functioning" element is liable to be misunderstood, even by people whose business it may be to understand it.  Though that's just an assumption on my part.

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    Curiously enough, I also received a diagnosis today that stated ASD (Asperger's in old money, it says) as well as a personality disorder.  I did a bit of head-scratching about that one but my gf who is more cognisant about such things suggested it simply meant it was part of me rather than a transient illness that could be expected to be cured in short order: "it's not a bug, it's a feature", as software development types would say.

    I think I'm also understanding why things like Asperger's and HFA are now longer a thing as the "high functioning" element is liable to be misunderstood, even by people whose business it may be to understand it.  Though that's just an assumption on my part.

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