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My name is Richard and was having all of those negative lucid dreams, I was diagnosed on the autism spectrum and tried to get another diagnosis done to check for others, so I found a psycologists at Exeter University Jenny Hawlson and she said it sounded like I have agitation . I thought I had bipolar disorder and asked Jenny Hawlson a paid psychologist if they had tested me for bipolar at Forde House in Exeter who tested me for Autism Spectrum she said no Richard you have to have a right test for it . I rang my sister and told here and she said did you remember Richard at the Autism place they told you they had tested me for bipolar I said to my sister yes, but bipolar is on another spectrum compare to autism . My sister told me not to go with this lady as she wants money off of me to be diagnosed for it and ask me to go to my GP. What are your answer to that?
Autism and bipolar are two separate entities with totally different age of onset and the symptoms too vary so you need to be treated on correct diagnostic line so ask your gp to evaluate you and discuss with a psychiatrist himself first so that thetwo doctors reliably get to a single diagnosis and start treating you
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Suggest Treatment For Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism and bipolar are two separate entities with totally different age of onset and the symptoms too vary so you need to be treated on correct diagnostic line so ask your gp to evaluate you and discuss with a psychiatrist himself first so that thetwo doctors reliably get to a single diagnosis and start treating you