Self diagnosis - would you pursue it?

I'd only pursue further professional diagnosis if I felt that my life was being impeded in some way by the traints I'd 'self-diagnosed'. Otherwise why look for something else to worry about? I know...........I live in denial! LOL

If you have managed and functioned well over the years why would you want to take a test? If of course, you had suspected something like this = then you may want to learn whether you really have the trait or not. This is a personal decision. I took an I.Q. test inline last year and to my surprise I leanrt that muy IQ is really very high. Much higher than I had thought. so this piece of knowledge (whether it is true or not) comforts me when my Boss called me an idiot! LOl. OSeriously, only you can make the choice. Blessings

when was a medicial student,we had tostudy of various disorders and i use see some of the symptoms matching with mine.i used to think i had every particular disease i was reding then..

My older son is lightly touched with Asperger's Syndrome. He has some of the traits but most people hardly notice. He is a delightful teenager and I couldn't hope for more. I think that some on line tests can be more reliable than others. I think there would be no harm in you seeking a formal diagnosis. Good luck.

Mmmm...my great-grandmother was a nurse and she said the worse thing to do, was to read any kind of medical journal that listed symptoms as one would think they had a bit of everything. Her son, (my mother's uncle Eddie) was a hypochondriac and did indeed read books on symptoms of diseases and swore he had everything, consequently he would go to his doctor more than the normal person did. I guess his doctors were so fed up that they didn't take any of his symptoms seriously after awhile, sort of the boy cry wolf syndrome. With all his doctor visits and everything they did fail and miss catching his disease earlier than they could have....he was diagnosed with lung cancer. As with what you're saying here though, like I said, after awhile reading up on "traits" or symptoms of something could be almost anything and one could see various aspects that might make one swear they have some problem when they don't. Of course the only time that one should pursue something is if one still doesn't feel "quite right" especially after going to a doctor. I remember hearing about Oprah Winfrey. She was having some kind of medical problem and was initially diagnosed with only high blood pressure, so was given medications. She still didn't feel right and got sicker. She went to another doctor..same thing..just high blood pressure. It wasn't until she went to a FIFTH doctor that her health problem was properly diagnosed. She had a low thyroid problem..

Dawn- don't forget that many of the symptoms for Asperger's are also symptoms of ADD or ADHD. I think that that fact alone is one of the reasons that my son was not diagnosed with Asperger's until he was 9. And from what I have been told there really is no 'treatment' for Asperger's except social skills. If you have gotten along this long with no treatment why do it now?

Hi dawn, I am interested too but when it is something I cannot afford this time, I will not prioritize it! LOL!

if i had enough symptoms to cause a nagging doubt,i would definetly check into it. it'd be worth it if only for the peace of mind.

I guess you have to ask your self what the benefit would be in knowing, will it change your life in any way. Ask yourself these questions and the answer should be evident to you.