Aspergers is the diagnosis du jour. It was ADHD when I first started in the mental health field, then Bipolar became the buzz. Not that I don't see it as a real thing, just that it's being overidentified right now.
As polarbear stated, there is giant overlap in symptomology. The "diagnostic trifecta" of ADHD, ODD, and OCD is what usually perks my ears with a new client to possible ASD. Social
anxiety paired with expressive language deficits (and often a helping of depression)
also looks like ASD on the surface.
A multidisciplinary diagnostic team is the most accurate.
Last edited by Evemomma; 08/02/12 02:45 PM.
