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[Jetra]

I came here to find out if I had OCD because my aunt is insisting that I have Asperger's because of a psych test I took before I started school. I also was hoping to find some friends in the Chicago area.

I used to live in Franklin Park, but we moved. I want friends but I'm afraid to say hi.

 

[Ignace]

Hi, welcome.

 

[Jetra]

Thank you. What do you guys do here?

 

[coyote]

Hi, and welcome to the forum, home boy!

I moved from Chicago a few years ago.

Could you send me a hot Italian beef?

 

[Jetra]

Hi, and welcome to the forum, home girl!

Uhhh, I'm a guy.

 

[coyote]

Uhhh, I'm a guy.

oops, I'm sorry!

will you still send me an Italian beef?

 

[Jetra]

I don't know you too well, sorry ::

 

[Jamovik]

Uhhh, I'm a guy.

This is the internet, you can be whatever you want

 

[Jetra]

This is the internet, you can be whatever you want

I know, but that's still...ew.

 

[Jamovik]

Being a girl has many pros...

Welcome to the forum, btw!

 

[Jetra]

Being a girl has many pros...

Welcome to the forum, btw!

I will not argue that one since I don't know what it's like being a girl, and thanks.

 

[Jamovik]

But you know how we men are...

 

[coyote]

I don't know you too well, sorry ::

ok, how 'bout a gyro?

 

[NathanielWingatePeaslee]

I am not understanding the linking of OCD with Asperger's.

 

[Jetra]

I am not understanding the linking of OCD with Asperger's.

Uhh, from what I've been trying to tell my aunt, she says I have Asperger's when I told her all of my obsessions and compulsions. I told her that I prefer clean environments, I wash my hands a lot, and I prefer order. She says that's all related to Asperger's, which I think it doesn't.

The problem with her is that, because I was diagnosed with Asperger's, there is a 0% error of cognitive assessments.

I don't know, I could be wrong.

 

[NathanielWingatePeaslee]

You were diagnosed officially, by a psychiatrist? You said 'psych test'. I have to wonder because OCD and Asperger's are very different things.

 

[Jetra]

You were diagnosed officially, by a psychiatrist? You said 'psych test'. I have to wonder because OCD and Asperger's are very different things.

They are? I think it may have been a cognitive assessment. Anyway, I told my aunt all of my OCD symptoms

- I prefer even numbers
- I like cleanliness
- I have intrusive thoughts
- I'm sort of a perfectionist
- I like symmetry
- I ask for reassurance (I asked my dad if the lawn was okay almost five times once)

And she said that these were all symptoms of Asperger's. I don' know.

 

[NathanielWingatePeaslee]

Well, I'm no professional. But I don't think it's possible to have both disorders, and one should always keep in mind the danger of diagnosing yourself (or being diagnosed by a non-professional) because everyone shares these characteristics to a degree, and it's easy to think you have any number of disorders.

That said, you can always compare the symptoms in the official book, the DSM IV.

DSM IV Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Criteria

DSM IV Diagnostic Criteria for Asperger's Syndrome

 

[Jetra]

Well, I have two bloody hands that say I have OCD. Anything I touch, I must wash my hands. If I'm alone for long periods of time, my brain is riddled with disturbing thoughts and I have panic attacks. So, I think I know what I have.

The criteria for Asperger's isn't remotely close to me. I don't think there was ever a time I had any of the symptoms.

 

[NathanielWingatePeaslee]

Um, glad I could help? Sorry dude. :/

At least you have the advantage of starting to tackle your problems early in your life. That's something.