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Hi ! I went to my Gp today to try and get a referral for an assessment / diagnosis for autism/aspergers. I already have Dyspraxia, diagnosed at 13 but it as been clear to me that i have other problems besides that and Aspergers description describes me and my issues down to a T. Anyway i was nervous enough going and I often find it difficult to make myself understood/ coherent. Which is what happened today even though I had written stuff down on a piece of paper. The G.P was of the opinion that just because i have Dyspraxia does not mean I have Aspergers which is not what i was trying to tell him. And as I have been to see lots of therapists and been diagnosed with all sorts of things or they just have had no idea what is wrong, he seemed to take it that i was criticising the fact that Aspergers and or autism has not been picked up. he also insinuated that as I have seen so many specialists then surely ti would have been picked up I tried to say that I have read up on the subject on the nation Autistic society website and that it is common for people to be misdiagnosed or for it to be missed but he still seemed to think i was making a criticism.(rather than being factual). Then he said that I have seen a psychiatrist in 2006 for anxiety and that he would write to them. Now you might wonder why all the fuss, well this was a doctor who then referred me to some therapy place who then decided they knew something was wrong but they did not know what. So i dont see the point of going to see this person plus the fact my case with them is closed it is not ongoing and I knwo that she doesn't specialise in autism . and on the NAS site it says it is preferable to be referred to someone who specialises in autism diagnoses. I tried to make this point to the doctor but then he seems to take it that i was doing his job for him. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh and he said I already have one label of Dyspraxia and why would i want another and i tried to tell him because there is lots of help available that I could access and also it would make me feel better and others who know me. I struggled at college and it would be nice to know so I can make people aware. Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I am so frustrated and annoyed . i have no idea what to do.It is quite ironic that this is a condition that can be diagnosed but to get one as an adult means persuading the G.P and making oneself coherent which is not my forte at the best of times. And what is more i do not consider myself to be a stupid individual....... Ans seeing as I have poor social skills etc it is not like i have an army of people lined up that i can take with me for my support hELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP????????

Hiya, I am a 27 year old female . I know I already posted but thought i would try and explain some more and see if anyone has had any similar experiences . I couldn't seem to write anything last time but im sure you will all understand. I have always had behavioural problems as a child and was labelled as naughty. Then at age 13 I got diagnosed as having dyspraxia which I thought would be the answer to my prayers. However dyspraxia wasn't widely known and the school i went to was academic....... and the less academic subjects were not good for me either such as art and pe. I can paint abstract art work but I cannot draw which is of no us in mainstream school! And I did not have enough co ordination to do pe. I was picked on by the teachers and pupils......... the teachers called me lazy and said I was just lazy and did not have Dyspraxia. the other classmates picked one me because they could see i was different.........diagnosis or not.. Anyway, it waspretty clear that something else besides this was wrong with me. I have spent years in and out of all sorts of therapies......... starting with a child psychologist before my Dyspraxia diagnosis, hypnosis, cognitive behavioural, counselling . I have read lots of self help books etc etc. I have been told I have depression, ptsd, that this therapy and that therapy will be the answer but so far nothing has worked. I also went to an intensive therapy place where they told me they knew something was wrong but they did not know what but they would try and help me. This failed. I even went to AA as somebody suggested maybe i had a drink problem???????? That turned out to be incorrect. Then a family friend recently suggested that i may have autism or apsergers and that aspergers is interlinked with dyspraxia. The more and more I read up about aspergers the more it makes sense. The social isolation at school, not seemign to fit in any where and the manner in which i socialise, if you clal it that. I have bene on the national autistic sight and read about the triad of impairments. Alot of this stuff makes sense. I am not angry at the fact it has not been piccked up, I am just puzzled as i have eben to so many theapists including dyspraxia assessments and a special needs school . But from redaing stuff onhere this doesnt seem to e so uncommon..the misdiagnoisis? I know I should go to the g.p tp get a diagnosis but I am alittle apprehensive as last time the dyspraxia diagnosis didnt really tuen out to be a blessing. Will this diagnois help me, perhaps in combination with he dyspraxia? and can anyone else relate to anything Ive said? This looks like a great site and Im looking forward to explore it some more, \thanks BK

Hi , Just thought id quickly introduce myself. I am a 27 year old female......... I was diagnosed as having Dyspraxia when i was 13. Someone has suggested that i get myself tested for aspergers and on reading up about it seems to describe me down to a t........ So off to the gp and an anxious waitt