Thread: Misdiagnosis
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Old Jun 05, 2013, 06:12 AM
The_little_didgee The_little_didgee is offline
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Your list highly suggests the professionals were very confused.

It is very troubling to read of people being diagnosed with multiple Axis II disorders. I thought one could only have one personality disorder diagnosis. After all, we have one personality.

I forgot to add PD NOS to my list. Schizophrenia was mentioned, but I somehow escaped that diagnosis.

A sleep specialist officially diagnosed me with Non-24 hour circadian rhythm disorder. My internal clock is about 26 hours. I have tried everything to regulate it, but I can't. In my late adolescence, the psychiatrists told me I needed a regular schedule to fix it. Unfortunately, it did not work. Apparently, I wasn't trying hard enough. Grrrrr.

The psychologist mentioned mood/emotion regulation is a common problem for people with AS.

Last fall, I met the criteria for OCD, but my psychiatrist refused to diagnose it, separately. She felt the label was redundant, because my "cognitive style" was (and is) a more accurate description of what was going on. I concur with this kind of reasoning.

What is DSPS?