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4:15pm June 1, 2014

for what reasons or symptoms can women be misdiagnosed bpd instead of aspergers

autisticdrift:

Some traits that bpd and aspergers share in common (though the origins of the traits are often different): 

  • impulsivity (or in the case of AS, specifically difficulty with behavior inhibition)
  • atypical affect (facial expressions, expression of emotional states)
  • unstable personal relationships
  • fear of abandonment or insecurity in relationships
  • intense irritability/anger or mood instability (i.e. meltdowns in autistic people)
  • difficulty regulating emotions 

Also traits of BPD are often traits from severe abuse.  Lots of autistic women have been severely abused.

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    also self harm, potentially as a result of stimming, meltdowns, etc. also black and white thinking, like your post about...
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    Its confusing too because it really depends on the doctor you’re speaking to as to what you get diagnosed with. I got...
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  13. autistichellspawn reblogged this from thisisnotanimageofloss and added:
    Yessss. Some types of ocd obsessions would fit into that criteria too.
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    I want to add that some doctors look at the criteria for instability in self image, and automatically assume that...
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    As a 2 year old in the early 90’s, I was considered to have “some” autism symptoms, but not enough to be autistic. I...