My nephew has ADHD plus aspergers, my niece (different sisters child) too. So you could have both. There's all sorts of things co-with aspi traits: OCD, and even Tourette's. (Funny id know that but not about bipolar!)
Interesting about the abilify dose age. I halved my dose age to 5 (from 10) and did ok, but my p doc wants me on 10. I think it's waaaaay too high at ten, so I agreed to again try the full amount but keep dr apprised of the situation. He hadn't seen me on the full amount. The anxiety/agitation was terrible, but I also felt oddly clearheaded too. If I get agitated, I'm to see the dr do he can see in person what it's like for me (very nice!).
Aspergers is funny. Not comically funny but hard to get diagnosed as an adult funny. A former therapist said it was because most adults have long learned to mask the symptoms. Sadly, I guess many professionals seem to think if you can fake it, you aren't suffering from having it. Far from true. Far.
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