Misdiagnois????

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So I have a question.... is it possible for someone to be mis-diagnosed with Aspergers..... The reason I ask is because I got diagnosed years ago by one doctor, but other doctors have said that I don't have it at all and that it just appears that I do because I have severe OCD. My dad agrees with these doctors but my mom takes the side of the doctor that says I do have it.

Here are some of my issues that might make determining this better....

Symptoms I do have as an Aspie:
1. I get very highly anxious
2. I have rituals and routines and get very upset if they're broken (Of course this could just be my OCD)
3. I get highly fixated on certain subjects to the point of obsession (For example it's been two years already and I still constantly obsess over my ex-boyfriend to the point of stalking)
4. I have problems with independence
5. I don't particularly see the point to having good hygiene and I get lazy trying to take care of myself.


However I'm not like an Aspie because.....
1. I don't have trouble making friends.
2. I'm not socially inappropriate, I'm shy with new people but I don't say socially inappropriate things to them
3. I have a good sense of humor and am not literal minded, I see things in gray instead of typical Aspie black and white.
4. I'm actually highly sarcastic
5. Despite liking some unusual stuff, I have pretty normal girly interests for my age such as fashion, boys, parties and sex.


So what does it sound like to you, do you think its possible for my severe OCD being mistaken as ASD or do I have ASD as well...... Which doctor should I follow....

I'm not certified to diagnose what it might be, but I do think it's more on the OCD side. Having ASD centers on social interaction; eye contact, body language, etc.

I don't think you have it because you don't seem to have any trouble with social situations, and from what I've read from people who have been diagnosed with AS (and from my own experience also, but then again I'm not diagnosed so that doesn't really count) most of their problems are related to social things.
The fact that there are several doctor's who say you don't have it and just one who says you do, seems to confirm that. Just my theory, for how much that's worth

I'm sure that misdiagnoses are possible, just as anything that has to be diagnosed in this sort of manner has misdiagnoses. I definitely had a counselor who was trying to diagnose me with generalized anxiety from symptoms that included nothing outside of fear of people and sensory overload.


The description you gave makes it sound like you wouldn't have been diagnosed by the person I got my evaluation from, but we can't get enough information from just that short description. How well do you feel like you can read between the lines, read people's faces, and such? Does eye contact bother you?

It's certainly possible that this was a misdiagnosis.

This is fairly old but might contain something useful? http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt103786.html

Also, I'd say there's nothing physiologically impossible in having multiple conditions at the same time. I have AS, and a I also have major depressive disorder, and I have one other psychological issue that I won't mention here.

In other words, you could be both OCD and AS. Just a thought.

I don't really see any thing too evident of it in the information you posted. I wonder if you stim though and have sensory problems. Otherwise it doesn't look like you have enough traits to be diagnosed in the first place.

Sorry, but I definitely do not see the autism spectrum in the symptoms you mentioned. I agree with the doctors who say you have OCD. Not only do your symptoms mesh more with OCD, but you said doctorS believe you have OCD while only one doctor mentioned AS. I think the multiple doctors are correct (not JUST because more than one suggested it, but also in relation to the list of symptoms you provided).