There is quite a bit of overlap in many mental health diagnosis and that's why they use the DSM. For example I have Bipolar and Purely Obsessional OCD and Both my Husband and son have Aspergers syndrome and I see a lot of overlap in some of my coping mechanisms and theirs.

what I will say about Autism is that it is viewed as coming under what is called a 'triad' or 'umbrella' of impairments.

• Social communication
• Social interaction
• Social imagination

Also for diagnostic criteria they look at how many specific age appropriate milestones are reaches by the age of 3. Most children on the middle to severe end of the spectrum have developmental delays in the area of speech, where as children who were diagnosed with Aspergers syndrome had no delay in speech before that age.

I say 'were' because they have now changed Autism, Aspergers and a few others to all come under one category of 'Autism Spectrum Disorder'.

lastly, with areas of the spectrum on the lower end it can go un diagnosed until very late in life so it may well be worth your while bringing this up with your Dr.

You may want to consider also that there is no Cure or treatment for ASD so if you are on any type of medication that you feel is helping you it may well be that you have Bipolar/OCD in conjunction with ASD.

I would be very confused about a diagnosis of OCD in conjuction with ASD as both manifest very similarly by way of obsessional behaviour and so I would think a diagnosis of OCD on top of ASD would be totally superflous ( sorry just thinking out loud there )

The very best of luck to you