Possible to have Aspergers missed upon OCD diagnosis?

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Hi.

I was wondering if it is possible to have aspergers missed by doctors when being diagnosed with OCD? I self diagnosed with OCD when I was 15 and went to a doctor to seek treatment. He asked me a couple of questions and from that point I have been officially diagnosed with OCD. Is it possible that with me being so sure I had OCD and his not probing any further that Aspergers may have been missed? I struggle with a lot of things socially and have all my life and put it down to being useless with people and I have issues with control, noise, touching and other things too. Could these be related to OCD or is it possible I may have something else going on as well as OCD?

Sorry if this isn't appropriate to ask here.

Maybe this will help you:

[Autistic dimension in obsessive-compulsive disorder in adolescence]. (click)

I'm pretty sure that's one of the most common miss-diagnosis mentioned in Dr Tony Attwoods book, the complete guide to Asperger's syndrome. I was miss-diagnosed with Torette's and unspecified anxiety at 11. Go to a specialist that has experience with Asperger's, not some random crazy-doctor

Entirely possible. A Dr's understanding of Asperger's is often inaccurate or none existent. A Dr's understanding of OCD is often minimal.

Thank you everybody for your replies. Other than my GP I have had a brief meeting with a psychiatrist as part of my OCD treatment to discuss the possibility of medication. While I was there he did ask a couple of questions which I think were probing along these lines but he said that I couldn't have aspergers as I played imaginative games as a child (barbies and dolls) and managed to answer the questions he asked. It was hard to answer honestly though as some of the questions I could recognise from the aspie quiz I used online so it felt like I was swaying it either way so answered a lot of "I can't remember" and "I don't know" responses.

Another rubbish psychiatrist who doesn't understand AS fully nor understand how it presents in females. My youngest daughter has just been diagnosed with HFA, she has dolls and although doesn't play with them a lot, has gone through phases of having done so. Likewise, she has a very good imagination, and Tony Attwood says that children with AS can become deeply immersed in an imaginative world, having imaginative play does not rule out AS. If you read the NHS NICE guidelines, you will see that it says:

1.2.7 Do not rule out autism because of:

good eye contact, smiling and showing affection to family members

reported pretend play or normal language milestones

difficulties appearing to resolve after a needs-based intervention (such as a supportive structured learning environment)

a previous assessment that concluded that there was no autism, if new information becomes available.

http://publications.nice.org.uk/autism- ... ble-autism

It really does depend on the doctor doing diagnosis.
I've read articles about how are females are hard to diagnosis:

http://www.yourlittleprofessor.com/girls.html

"The primary differences between Asperger's diagnoses in girls and boys seem to be caused by basic differences in the ways boys and girls express themselves. Aggressive behavior is more noticeable, and a child who is overly aggressive is more likely to be evaluated. Because girls have a greater ability to express their emotions, they're less likely to act out when they're upset, confused or overwhelmed. Without this behavioral "compass", the other aspects of Asperger's are more likely to go unnoticed."