dancerxoxo123
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I was diagnosed with mild Intellectual disability with IQ of 76 and autism spectrum disorder. Could I be bipolar 2 as well? My phycyatrist refused to diagnose me with it because my depression doesnt last more then 2 weeks. My depression lasts 5 days then I think I am hypomanic again when I am hypomanic I have increase sex drive talk quickly and walk quickly and spend a lot of money. I have an impulsive control problem while most autistic people don’t have this problem. The results of my ADOS was this by a phycologist.
The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2) is a semi-structured assessment of communication, social behavior, and play; essential for diagnosing autism and related disorders.
It has four modules designed for children and adults, communication observations over cognitive and
emphasizing social behavior
academic skill assessment. Christina
administered Module 4: Adolescent/Adult Fluent Speech. Module (4) was selected for this evaluation because it is designed for use with adults. Ratings of behavior are organized into three groupings: Communication, Reciprocal Social Interaction, and Restricted and Repetitive Behavior.
Observations are scored on a 0-3 continuum, ranging from no evidence of deficit to significant atypicality. Scores are assigned to specific qualities of behavior in each category. Totals are calculated for Social Affect (SA) and Restricted and Repetitive Behavior (RRB). Cut-off scores for autism and autism spectrum are identified.
Language & Communication: Throughout this administration, Christina used some relatively complex speech but multiple grammatical errors were noted. She also spoke unusually jerky and she occasionally echoed the speech of others. Christina was not observed to insert inappropriate words or phrases during interactions. She occasionally shared her thoughts and feelings with the examiner. Additionally, Christina responded appropriately to the examiner's comments about their feelings but did not ask any follow up questions. She was able to describe an event that took place in her life to the examiner with appropriate detail and context. Christina did not participate in back-and-forth conversation with the examiner. Instead, she spoke mostly about her own thoughts with little regard to reciprocal interactions or exchange. During this administration Christina frequently used instrumental (such as head nodding) gestures.
However, she did not use descriptive gestures when prompted to do so and she rarely used conventional (such as clapping for 'well done) gestures. Descriptive gestures are those that represent an object or event, such as acting out rinsing a toothbrush. And the results of my adaptive behavior score was this
Communication: Communication involves how well Christina exchanges information with others. Her overall communication skills received a standard score of 57 and also fell within the Low range (PR=<1). According to Mrs. DiNorcia's rating, Christina demonstrates a relative strength in her communication abilities. Christina's rating indicates that she has some difficulty maintaining her attention for longer than 15-30 minutes, understanding sarcasm, telling about experiences in detail, telling the basic parts of a familiar story or plot, and remembering something several hours later.
Daily Living Skills: Daily Living Skills include how independent one can perform practical, everyday tasks within their environments. Mrs. DiNorcia's ratings yielded a score of 72, which was classified in the Moderately Low range (PR=3). This domain was also considered a relative strength for Christina. According to her mother Mrs. DiNorcia, Christina demonstrates ability to independently complete daily living skills such as hygiene related activities. She demonstrates below age-level domestic skills. She has difficulty performing household tasks independently.
Christina also does not demonstrate safety awareness or know how to appropriately access resources within their community.
Socialization: Social skills are behaviors needed to engage in interpersonal interactions, act with social responsibility, and leisure time. Christina's Socialization was rated with a standard score of 29 and considered Low (PR=<1). This score was considered a relative weakness compared to her other scores. Christina's score indicates that she sometimes struggles with emotional self-control.
Christina sometimes lacks age-appropriate interpersonal skills although she is very interested in establishing social relationships with others.
Maladaptive Behavior: The maladaptive behavior domains measures an individual's problem behaviors including internalizing behaviors and externalizing behaviors. Internalizing behaviors are negative behaviors that are focused inward such as emotional reactions to situations like fearfulness, social withdrawal, and concentration problems. Externalizing behaviors are negative behaviors focused towards others and the environment such as bullying, physical aggression, and disobeying rules. Christina's scores were clinically significant regarding Internalizing problems.
She demonstrated elevated scores regarding Externalizing problems. She received higher scores regarding Internalizing problems, indicating she demonstrates more difficulty with emotional reactions and social engagement, than she does with negative behaviors. The following critical items were reported: Christina... 1. Gets fixated on objects or parts of objects (Sometimes) 3.
Harms herself (Sometimes) 4. Uses strange or repetitive speech (Sometimes) 9. Engages in compulsive behavior (Often) 20. Engages in unwanted sexual behavior (Sometimes). Could this be accurate or inaccurate and you think I was misdiagnosed with bipolar 2? I got diagnosed with bipolar 2 by a psychiatrist on zoom but the psychiatrist I see In person says I’m not bipolar because I’m not depressed for over 2 weeks and my depression is triggered by something. Could she be right or wrong? What are your thoughts of my autism assessment and what does it mean of my functioning? And I also don’t have anger issues. Is it true you can be Bipolar 2 and not have anger issues? And also can my adaptive behavior score show I could be mild intellectual disability also? I want advice on this on people that are also on the spectrum that can relate.
The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2) is a semi-structured assessment of communication, social behavior, and play; essential for diagnosing autism and related disorders.
It has four modules designed for children and adults, communication observations over cognitive and
emphasizing social behavior
academic skill assessment. Christina
administered Module 4: Adolescent/Adult Fluent Speech. Module (4) was selected for this evaluation because it is designed for use with adults. Ratings of behavior are organized into three groupings: Communication, Reciprocal Social Interaction, and Restricted and Repetitive Behavior.
Observations are scored on a 0-3 continuum, ranging from no evidence of deficit to significant atypicality. Scores are assigned to specific qualities of behavior in each category. Totals are calculated for Social Affect (SA) and Restricted and Repetitive Behavior (RRB). Cut-off scores for autism and autism spectrum are identified.
Language & Communication: Throughout this administration, Christina used some relatively complex speech but multiple grammatical errors were noted. She also spoke unusually jerky and she occasionally echoed the speech of others. Christina was not observed to insert inappropriate words or phrases during interactions. She occasionally shared her thoughts and feelings with the examiner. Additionally, Christina responded appropriately to the examiner's comments about their feelings but did not ask any follow up questions. She was able to describe an event that took place in her life to the examiner with appropriate detail and context. Christina did not participate in back-and-forth conversation with the examiner. Instead, she spoke mostly about her own thoughts with little regard to reciprocal interactions or exchange. During this administration Christina frequently used instrumental (such as head nodding) gestures.
However, she did not use descriptive gestures when prompted to do so and she rarely used conventional (such as clapping for 'well done) gestures. Descriptive gestures are those that represent an object or event, such as acting out rinsing a toothbrush. And the results of my adaptive behavior score was this
Communication: Communication involves how well Christina exchanges information with others. Her overall communication skills received a standard score of 57 and also fell within the Low range (PR=<1). According to Mrs. DiNorcia's rating, Christina demonstrates a relative strength in her communication abilities. Christina's rating indicates that she has some difficulty maintaining her attention for longer than 15-30 minutes, understanding sarcasm, telling about experiences in detail, telling the basic parts of a familiar story or plot, and remembering something several hours later.
Daily Living Skills: Daily Living Skills include how independent one can perform practical, everyday tasks within their environments. Mrs. DiNorcia's ratings yielded a score of 72, which was classified in the Moderately Low range (PR=3). This domain was also considered a relative strength for Christina. According to her mother Mrs. DiNorcia, Christina demonstrates ability to independently complete daily living skills such as hygiene related activities. She demonstrates below age-level domestic skills. She has difficulty performing household tasks independently.
Christina also does not demonstrate safety awareness or know how to appropriately access resources within their community.
Socialization: Social skills are behaviors needed to engage in interpersonal interactions, act with social responsibility, and leisure time. Christina's Socialization was rated with a standard score of 29 and considered Low (PR=<1). This score was considered a relative weakness compared to her other scores. Christina's score indicates that she sometimes struggles with emotional self-control.
Christina sometimes lacks age-appropriate interpersonal skills although she is very interested in establishing social relationships with others.
Maladaptive Behavior: The maladaptive behavior domains measures an individual's problem behaviors including internalizing behaviors and externalizing behaviors. Internalizing behaviors are negative behaviors that are focused inward such as emotional reactions to situations like fearfulness, social withdrawal, and concentration problems. Externalizing behaviors are negative behaviors focused towards others and the environment such as bullying, physical aggression, and disobeying rules. Christina's scores were clinically significant regarding Internalizing problems.
She demonstrated elevated scores regarding Externalizing problems. She received higher scores regarding Internalizing problems, indicating she demonstrates more difficulty with emotional reactions and social engagement, than she does with negative behaviors. The following critical items were reported: Christina... 1. Gets fixated on objects or parts of objects (Sometimes) 3.
Harms herself (Sometimes) 4. Uses strange or repetitive speech (Sometimes) 9. Engages in compulsive behavior (Often) 20. Engages in unwanted sexual behavior (Sometimes). Could this be accurate or inaccurate and you think I was misdiagnosed with bipolar 2? I got diagnosed with bipolar 2 by a psychiatrist on zoom but the psychiatrist I see In person says I’m not bipolar because I’m not depressed for over 2 weeks and my depression is triggered by something. Could she be right or wrong? What are your thoughts of my autism assessment and what does it mean of my functioning? And I also don’t have anger issues. Is it true you can be Bipolar 2 and not have anger issues? And also can my adaptive behavior score show I could be mild intellectual disability also? I want advice on this on people that are also on the spectrum that can relate.
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