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Hi from New Zealand

Butterflux

Butterflux

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Hello I am self diagnosed possible aspie. I also have bipolar 1. I am 23 years old and I have only really though about this in the past few weeks. Everything started to make sense like how I could not read peoples facial expressions and how I always got peoples intentions wrong. Nice to see there is a forum like this out there.
 
Hi Butterflux,

Wow.. I just stumbled across your post by accident when I was trying to gather more understanding on my diagnosis.

I am also from New Zealand. 24 year old Male here.
Recently got diagnosed with Mild form of Asperger's. And yes I have also found that to be the case with me but for the most part I feel more NT, but social interactions have also felt in a way where I was lagging behind.

I sent you a PM by the way :)
 
Greetings.

Autism and bipolar is an interesting one. They can be misdiagnosed as each other. Some doctors mistake the laser focus on an interest, staying up for days at a time as hypomania and the reverse can be said, so I'm my amateur doctor way I often wonder about people who apparently have both or thinking they have both. Obviously if you're having spending sprees, think you can fly or massive changes in mood, like you're now talking incredibly fast then that would probably be a strong indicator towards bipolar. But hey.
 
Southern Discomfort said:
Greetings.

Autism and bipolar is an interesting one. They can be misdiagnosed as each other. Some doctors mistake the laser focus on an interest, staying up for days at a time as hypomania and the reverse can be said, so I'm my amateur doctor way I often wonder about people who apparently have both or thinking they have both. Obviously if you're having spending sprees, think you can fly or massive changes in mood, like you're now talking incredibly fast then that would probably be a strong indicator towards bipolar. But hey.
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I definitely have bipolar, but I also have symptoms that can't be explained by Bipolar disorder. I don't see the same social difficulties in other Bipolar people I know.
 
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