I just started Abilify, I've been on it 3 weeks - 1 week at 2 mg, 1 week at 4 mg, 1 week at 6 mg. What's interesting is that my pdoc said Abilify was "activating" and that it could CAUSE agitation. So far it hasn't.

I don't know if I experience much agitation, whether it's autistic or bipolar. I get a LOT of anxiety. My mixed states are usually full of anxiety. I've never really had a rage - it was trained out of me in childhood. The docs tend to disbelieve the diagnosis too, because I can make conversation and eye contact during office appointments. They don't see me out in the real world though.

I was diagnosed bipolar before I got the asperger's diagnosis. My pdoc agreed that I had some autistic traits and referred me to a specialist, who determined I had "moderate to severe asperger's", and I read his report and he included a lot of the psych background my pdoc sent him, verbatim.

I used to see an occupational therapist who wondered if I had ADHD and suggested to my psych nurse that I get an assessment, but my psych nurse said it was impossible to have both Asperger's and ADHD (I think that's not true) so she never referred me for testing. Which sucks, because I think ADHD actually fits me better than Asperger's.