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Originally Posted by Lauliza
True but in the OP's case the diagnosis in question is Aspergers. This is such a widely misunderstood condition that misdiagnosis because of bias is unlikely. Statistically you're more likely to misdiagnosed with anything from bipolar to schizoaffective to borderline PD by less specialized clinicians than to be misdiagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder by a very experienced one. So this is a case where a specialization is key. Most regular Ts know very little beyond the basics on anything related to autism - the same info you can find in articles online- and that isn't enough to attempt a diagnosis.
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I guess this is why I'm confused: it isn't the specialist T that has diagnosed the Aspergers. And it appears that no testing has been done. So now the OP is seeing a specialist T for treatment, yet there appears to be some level of doubt if the Aspergers diagnosis is correct. If the condition is so widely misunderstood, and testing can take away any ambiguity, it seems it would make sense to get tested before starting treatment. Perhaps the results of testing would get the pdoc and caseworker on board with the diagnosis.