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Jun 28, 2015, 07:49 PM
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Member Since: Apr 2013
Location: Ontario Land
Posts: 3,592
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Originally Posted by MoonSunn
I have seen a couple professionals so far.. Because of my drug use, nobody wants to attribute a certain behavior to a mental illness. Everybody is overworked, when I told my psychiatrist I'm struggling with communication he simply said my use was making me dumb. Similarly, he said, if I want antipsychotics all I need to do is ask. The system doesn't work too well.
I will probably visit a couple more, but till then, is there a way I could tell if I have autism myself?
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You will not get a diagnosis until you stop using drugs. Most psychiatrists won't diagnose a psychiatric disorder when someone is actively using drugs, since they can can cause psychiatric symptoms.
Taking an antipsychotic is pointless while using drugs.
Have you tried to address your drug use? Not many clinicians will take you seriously until you do.
The signs of autism spectrum disorder usually show up in childhood. The don't just appear in adolescence. There is a lot more to it than social behaviors.
Your hallucinations are due to another condition.
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