Posted by IsoM on January 10, 2002, at 1:37:09
In reply to Frustrated with local mental health options, posted by Dinah on January 9, 2002, at 18:14:42
Dinah, do you mind me asking where you live? Strange that no one seems to have heard of Asperger - Dark Ages indeed!
> I feel like I'm living in the dark ages of mental health in this area. A month or so ago, I went through the local phone book and called all likely looking sources in search of a DBT group. The standard answer was "What is DBT?". One major medical center offered a DBT group, but only for inpatients. Oh well, I thought, I'm on my own for this one. Good thing I have the skills manual.
> Now I'm trying to find out about Asperger's. My therapist (a counselor) had never heard of it. My psychiatrist had heard the name but didn't know much about it. He suggested I find a neurologist (I'm pretty sure he meant neuro-psychologist) to see about a diagnosis. So today I called all the likely sources for an evaluation. So far it looks like there is one neuro-psychologist equipped to make a diagnosis, and he isn't taking new patients. He's supposed to call me tomorrow. The standard answer was "What is Asperger's?"
> I am so frustrated. I can see why health professionals hate the internet. :(
> But in a bit of good news, my diagnosis phobic pdoc finally slipped up and put a diagnosis code on the receipt. So now I have been formally diagnosed with cyclothymic disorder. I guessed he had me on the bipolar spectrum from the fact that he had me on Depakote, but he was always maddeningly elusive.
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