I told her about my symptoms and that I thought they pointed to AS, but she was very adamant that they did not and said that I have a combination of OCD and Social Phobia.
I only have a few OCD symptoms, and they aren't a huge problem for me. I like things to be straightened out and tidy. Sometimes I have trouble getting rid of thoughts that keep popping into my head. Sometimes I have an impulse to do something irrational, but it goes away easily. I also do certain little rituals repeatedly, but I've read this can be an aspie thing too.
As far as Social Phobia goes, I don't fear social situations or fear that I'll act in a way that will embarrass myself. I don't feel extremely anxious or fearful in social situations. Social situations honestly don't scare me. I just never quite know how to act. And when I get stressed out, it's usually because I'm trying to process too much at once (noises, lights, people talking to me) and I need a break from it all.
She basically said I couldn't possibly have AS because I'm nothing like the aspies she knows, namely, a boy who does nothing during his sessions but stand up and talk incessantly about dinosaurs. Plus, she added it doesn't matter even if I did have AS since they're taking it out of the DSM.
I really believe I have it, but she insists that I don't :S Help?
I only have a few OCD symptoms, and they aren't a huge problem for me. I like things to be straightened out and tidy. Sometimes I have trouble getting rid of thoughts that keep popping into my head. Sometimes I have an impulse to do something irrational, but it goes away easily. I also do certain little rituals repeatedly, but I've read this can be an aspie thing too.
As far as Social Phobia goes, I don't fear social situations or fear that I'll act in a way that will embarrass myself. I don't feel extremely anxious or fearful in social situations. Social situations honestly don't scare me. I just never quite know how to act. And when I get stressed out, it's usually because I'm trying to process too much at once (noises, lights, people talking to me) and I need a break from it all.
She basically said I couldn't possibly have AS because I'm nothing like the aspies she knows, namely, a boy who does nothing during his sessions but stand up and talk incessantly about dinosaurs. Plus, she added it doesn't matter even if I did have AS since they're taking it out of the DSM.
I really believe I have it, but she insists that I don't :S Help?