How do I tell my doctor that I may have Aspbergers?

What should I do even though I am a diagnosed bipolar but have difficulty with obsessive thoughts and compulsions. i may even have symptoms similar to aspberger's syndrome as well. How do I talk to my doctor without him thinking I just want to be sick?

Maybe you could say that you want to be able to work with yourself to feel better and therefor you want to tell him about a few things you've noticed about yourself.
I think you should just try to be open and honest and ask questions. This to help you in the process of finding ways to cope better in life.

Keep posting and let us know how it goes, please.

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You can do this!

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I doubt your pdoc will think this. And the thing about AS is that you don't HAVE to undergo "treatment". I have adapted on my own to be able to function "normally" (to a point) in social situations, without even knowing it. I think of myself as unique, not sick. If you experience considerable distress due to your AS, then you can get help, but it isn't required.

I also have been dx'ed bipolar, as well as borderline. I took my first PC post (read the thread in this forum titled "Adult Asperger's... (Sorry, didn't know where else to post)" - that first post is mine) to the pdoc at the suggestion of a PC moderator, along with an extensive online quiz that told me I was "very likely an Aspie". A lot of pdocs still don't know much about autism spectrum disorders, but since 1 in 150 kids are dx'ed with it now, that won't last long.

If you find it difficult to say what you want to, write it down and take it with you when you go to your doc.

Good Luck and keep us posted!

Hi there, I have the same dxs as Vanilla Bean but at different times.....dx Borderline and schizoeffective 15 years ago and bipolar 2007. My T was the one to actually bring Aspergers up with me. There is severe Autism on my dads side and well, my T and i have done alot of talking. So I kinda got 15 years of meds and therapy and hospital under my belt so all the same sort of therapy stuff has helped me accept me, just as I am.

I have not been tested for Aspergers, just some Aspergers traits that come up again and again.

I find with therapists that logic and reasoning sometimes trumps emotion if you are trying to argue a point. Do the research, question it, cross reference it and then present it. Engage in open discussion and don't necessarily make it a concern, just that you want to cover all bases so that you can receive and maintain the best possible care. Be the doctor of you.......imagine yourself impartially and your therapists will too in discussing possible "syndromes".

Funny story, I crave and am obsessive about order and continuity(not OCD though). My T was talking to me about the difficulties a person she knew was having getting Lamotrigine on the PBS. So I came home and emailed my T with all this resaerch on the drug, the government rebates, long term effects and god knows. I then wrote a full summary and a recommendation for the person so that they may receive it with PBS.

She wrote back "As usual Michah you have excelled yourself(ha ha she knows what I am like) but I mean't it for YOU to consider the drug.......you missed the rest of the conversation i was having with you.......But thank you for considering the other persons feelings."

Good one.......but thats me.......only hone in on the complex problem......and become obsessed with it. And i hadn't really considered the other persons feelings, only that I didn't feel that they should miss out on a good drug for them because of price.

Sorry, long post.........but good luck......be open but logical ........and you should have success......we are with you