So, I'm going to a psychologist tomorrow...

[Juliet8080]

Any tips? I saw her a few days ago and we talked a bit and I expressed my ideas and symptoms of me with suspected Asperger's. I got the feeling that she thinks it's just teenage hormones and the fact that I'm a girl doesn't help, and it's hard convincing her even though she's very sweet and I can tell she listens. This time my mom is going to come with me to back me up because she also thinks I have it (and maybe even OCD).

I would just like to know about your experience if you saw a specialist or if you have any tips. It also doesn't help that I'm scared to talk to strangers... oh the irony.

 

[Suzanne]

I am answering, just because I know what it feels like to post and not get answers and so....!

Monday, I intent to phone and make an appointment myself, for although I am have been determined not to get an official diagnosis, I now have changed my mind and see that it is for the best.

I get what you mean about the being a girl bit, because it rather surprised me on doing research, to find that girls are not recognised as being aspergic, when ironic enough, it was through a magazine that I first discovered the word: aspergers and a girl who suffered from it, so go figure that one!!!

What I would do, is gather as much information about females having aspergers and then asking her to really read up on it, before passing any kind of judgement.

My upside is that no one can accuse me of being a teenage hormones lol since I am soon to be 45!

 

[Juliet8080]

I am answering, just because I know what it feels like to post and not get answers and so....!

Monday, I intent to phone and make an appointment myself, for although I am have been determined not to get an official diagnosis, I now have changed my mind and see that it is for the best.

I get what you mean about the being a girl bit, because it rather surprised me on doing research, to find that girls are not recognised as being aspergic, when ironic enough, it was through a magazine that I first discovered the word: aspergers and a girl who suffered from it, so go figure that one!!!

What I would do, is gather as much information about females having aspergers and then asking her to really read up on it, before passing any kind of judgement.

My upside is that no one can accuse me of being a teenage hormones lol since I am soon to be 45!

Haha thanks! Actually, I just came back from the appointment and decided I needed to go to this other psychologist I've been looking into. The one I saw just doesn't listen and was trying to say "Oh you're just unique." No ma'am, I've got some issues and I need a true test to see if I have something or not. I like the idea of gathering info about females with it, though.