Question by Johnny D: My psycholegest says I’m “autism spectrum”, but this diagnosis makes no sense. could she be wrong?
she said i have “high function autism” Or “Asperger’s Syndrome”, and told me people with this disease call themselves “Aspies” and have trouble making freinds. The thing is, I don’t have trouble making friends. I have many close freinds right now at college, all of whom like me and think i’m very normal. i can be shy at times, and sometimes think people are more critical of me than they really are, and she said this is what “sealed the deal” for her. she says that all people who in the past were described as “shy” actually had Autism Spectrum, they just didnt know it.
Also, I have a girlfriend, and I’m actually relaly witty and good at talking to girls, once i get over the initial shyness (i mean isn’t everyone shy when talkng to girls??) i’m described as funny, have a good sense of humor, engaging, and i have a variety of interests (playing sports, following politics, history, reading, hanging out with friends, going to the clubs sometimes), which from what Im reading are not typical of Asperger’s syndrome. But she wont back down from the diagnosis, she says, and I quote, “I’m the psychologest, you’re not, so shut up. I majored in psycholegy in college, don’t you tell me about my own field.”
She said i struck her as a “nerd” which in her mind means “Aspergers Syndrome” or whatnot. Im not even sure why she sees me as a nerd, i mean i can be shy but im def.not socially inept.
also, fwiw i looked up the AUTISM QUOTIENT test and i took it, I got a score of 18, which apparantly means im not autistic. but she says she knows better than some test and she accused me of lying on it.
no lila she actually gave me both diagnosis, she said “Aspies” “like me” are often bipolar. i dont even know why i see her she is some 23 year old with a BA, is that even enough to be a shrink?
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Answer by Lila
So far this is your third question within an hour and each one you say your psychologist gave you a different diagnosis or she was laughing at you. Stop playing on this site find something better to do with your time>
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she sounds like a jerk!!! go to different docs until you get what you need! you sure don’t TYPE like you have autism
I’m not a psychologist, but my knowledge in the field would have me siding with you on this. I don’t detect anything other than poor spelling skills.
Nice joke. Nice one, nice one. Very well done. I think you hit on every possible thing that could go wrong if one were to see a psychologist, from the arrogant attitude, to illegally handing out drugs, to going to a crappy university, to illegally claiming to be a psychologist when they only have a B.A., to them abusing their power by threatening to send the patient to a mental institution, to the psychiatrist making obviously incorrect diagnoses. “‘Sealed the deal?’” LOL.
This psychologist sounds really unprofessional and ignorant and her reasons for diagnosing you with this are questionable. It sounds like she diagnosed you based on stereotypes and ignorant myths rather than facts and the diagnostic criteria.
I’d seek a second opinion with a psychiatrist or a different psychologist.