iKNOW i have autism

[Rayquaza]

Me, my doctor, parents, brother and everyone at school think and KNOW that i have Asperger's Syndrome or some sort of Autism. I have been checked twice, however, and the professors are refusing to give me a diagnosis. Apprently i appear to be "normal" and "gifted" for their liking. What can I do about this?

[SimplyTom]

go to a different doctor to get a second opinion

[Kaius]

Its not usually doctors that diagnose you with it, it took me years to be diagnosed with Aspergers and Autism, and even then it was a child psychologist that diagnosed me. Maybe it would help if you asked your doctor to refer to one. I've been going to CAHMS since i was about 8-9, and i was only diagnosed fully when i was 14.

[Rayquaza]

the doctors as in the proffesional professors in a hospital. We have tried 2 different ones.

@Kaius I am 14 now... and the word CAHMS i have heard before...

[ShatteredWings]

So...they won't diagnose because you're too smart? Isn't that generally considered a part of autism?

Does it matter though? Do you need the piece of paper?

[Kaius]

Yeah that's what I mean, I was going for years before I was diagnosed. Like I said, try to get a gp referral.

[Sith Lord 13]

the doctors as in the proffesional professors in a hospital. We have tried 2 different ones.

@Kaius I am 14 now... and the word CAHMS i have heard before...

Try and find a private mental health practitioner. I got my Dx from a Psychiatrist/Neurologist.

CAMHS is a British organization. It stands for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

So...they won't diagnose because you're too smart? Isn't that generally considered a part of autism?

Only for certain forms (ie Asperger's.)

Does it matter though? Do you need the piece of paper?

What I was thinking. My diagnosis did very little for me.



ALSO: Move? Not ADD related.

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[Rayquaza]

Are Private GP's worth the money however?

[Kaius]

Don't have to be private. You have a doctors surgery you go to don't you?

Also Alex he is british, that's why he's heard it before lol

[Sith Lord 13]

Are Private GP's worth the money however?

This is gonna be something that I'm not really fit to say for you since I don't know British medicine as well as US. I will point out two things, however.

1) Do NOT go to a GP. They're not mental health specialists, and usually know just enough to say you should go see someone else.

2) As far as seeing a private mental health professional, I currently see a Neurologist/Psychiatrist who has his own practice. Were you stateside, I'd recommend him to you. (If anyone reading this thread is in the NYC area and wants a name, feel free to PM me) He has been immensely helpful. (Of course he's also covered by my insurance.)

Don't have to be private. You have a doctors surgery you go to don't you?

Also Alex he is british, that's why he's heard it before lol

I completely missed that.

[Kaius]

This is gonna be something that I'm not really fit to say for you since I don't know British medicine as well as US. I will point out two things, however.

1) Do NOT go to a GP. They're not mental health specialists, and usually know just enough to say you should go see someone else.

2) As far as seeing a private mental health professional, I currently see a Neurologist/Psychiatrist who has his own practice. Were you stateside, I'd recommend him to you. (If anyone reading this thread is in the NYC area and wants a name, feel free to PM me) He has been immensely helpful. (Of course he's also covered by my insurance.)



I completely missed that.

As he's in the uk he can go to a gp who will refer him to something like CAMHS, they won't handle or diagnose it themselves

[Jean Poutine]

general practicioners can't diagnose mental conditions, it's the human equivalent of getting a diagnosis off webmd

BTW intellectual gifts aren't a part of an AS diagnosis, i should know, i have it, and i'm pretty dumb. i'm so tired of so-called "aspies" trying to justify their existence by saying "omg i r smrt", it's just become a huge, false cliché

as i have said god-knows-how-many-times in this place being "smart" and socially awkward does not constitute AS, it means you're "smart" and socially awkward

why are you looking for a label?

[Sith Lord 13]

As he's in the uk he can go to a gp who will refer him to something like CAMHS, they won't handle or diagnose it themselves

OK. Just don't expect anything other than a referral from a GP. They don't have the training.

[Kaius]

Lol i don't, i've been there. they refer, not diagnose.

[Sith Lord 13]

Lol i don't, i've been there. they refer, not diagnose.

I'm amazed the number of people I see who expect a GP to be able to diagnose them.

[Rayquaza]

I went to a special hospital in the UK which deals with these things. They assessed me, came to my school etc. I was incredibly lonely on that day, i can't believe they couldnt see that. It happened about 2 hyears ago i had an assesement and this new assesement only said i had "trates of pervasive developmental disorder" but it wasn't enough for a "label". Plus it would make sense, my mum is autistic, my brother is autistic, my best friend is autistic?