Would a secondary diagnosis change anything?

I will take this up with tdoc and/or pdoc at some point, though I suspect they know already...

I have taken the autism quiz here and get a 30, which is kind of borderline (lowest score above the "no autism" level). The odd thing is that I went back and changed the ones I was waffling on to the other choice and still got a 30; I guess they cancelled each other out. Anyway, my history of social awkwardness continues to this day according to my wife. She is correct, she doesn't know the full story, but the only reason I was able to date and marry was because I was seduced by an older woman at my first professional job and she trained me how to treat her. My dating and seductions were very methodical (I don't dare tell my wife this) following the formula I learned with her. I have few friends and no close friends that I have known less than 30 years and I have some quirks that are not affected by mood.

Long winded way of saying there is stuff besides BP that makes me different than other people.

But the question is in the title - would anything really change? I mean as far as treatment goes. I don't want to slow the wheels of progress by throwing in another factor. I really think the tdoc knows anyway.

I think there would be a difference. If you talk to your tdoc and pdoc and it turns out you are on the autism spectrum, you might have different resources and coping skills to deal with autism more effectively then with just BP itself. Knowledge is power. I encourage you to bring this up with your tdoc or pdoc next time you see them. Best wishes.

Yeah, I agree with Jennifer --a diagnosis would help IMO.

BUT whether you ultimately have it or not, I'm sure your T can help treat your symptoms.

**FWIW, when I had a psychological evaluation done on me, they tested me for autism. (I never thought I had autism and it turns out I don't, but it runs in the family, so they tested for it anyway.) The lady was thorough, making sure to pay attention to body language etc.. So if you're dead serious about this, I would seek out a psychologist who specializes in psychological evaluations. Theyre really good at what they do, and I think it's worth your money because you never know what you might and might not have. I was surprised myself.

My son who has ASD and Mood disorder NOS is on the same mix of medication as my husband (BP) just at different dosage. I imagine his therapy is different though. I would talk to Tdoc before talking to Pdoc.

My schedule works for that - tdoc tomorrow, pdoc Thurs.

So I told tdoc, who took all that down and put it on the list. She already had the session planned for BP info surfacing and we mostly talked about mania. Next week we will mostly talk depression. Then in the session after that we will talk about social awkwardness. I only started with her a couple of sessions ago so she is still in the "data mining" stage. I have a lot of issues to catalog...

Sounds like you found a good T !

Good luck in finding out how to best find a content life.