My situation is very similar. I have Asperger's Syndrome, which I have had since earliest memory. My childhood was very unpleasant, always being mistreated, bullied, misunderstood, and accused of stuff I didn't do. I now have problems with anxiety, depression, anger, paranoia, and time management. I went to my university's counseling center and after talking to a psychologist a couple times she suggested I get an evaluation for autism spectrum disorder. I happily agreed because I wanted to get extra help for my classes. It turns out that the counseling center doesn't do autism evaluations. Instead they evaluated me for personality disorder, which they diagnosed me with. I was really confused during the entire evaluation because I was waiting for them to start asking me about my autism symptoms, so I withheld a lot of information. I was very impatient so I didn't think much about what they were asking me. I was also very uncomfortable because they put me in a small, dimly lit room, which makes me anxious. I had a hard time understanding the words a lot of the time and the psychology resident kept needing to repeat herself. I read in her notes later that she thought I was being "agitated and uncooperative". I tried to explain that I was confused and I also tried to explain my early childhood history but they didn't care. They completely ignored everything I said. Because of the trauma I ended up being a nervous wreck for the rest of the semester and I failed all of my classes. My graduation date is now set back an entire year! I then went off campus and saw a very experienced psychologist and he completely disagreed with the personality disorder diagnosis. He says all of my problems are a natural result of Asperger's Syndrome. Unfortunately the university insists I don't have ASD, and in their view everything I do just confirms to them that I have a personality disorder. I think they are arrogant and incompetent and they caused me harm. This diagnosis could come back to haunt me because it is part of my permanent record. Even now, 6 months later, and I am still very angry about this. They were supposed to help me and instead they harmed me and this could have serious legal repercussions down the line. Things like applying for DOD security clearance, or custody hearings, or applying for a foreign Visa, all can depend on psychiatric diagnosis.