by Slim95 » Mon Sep 17, 2012 2:59 am
I've been feeling pretty confused and depressed lately because of my diagnosis. I may be in denial or something but I was diagnosed with PDD-NOS which when I was younger and now I'm feeling depressed about it and I'm not sure if I fit in with the description. I think it might of been a misdiagnosis and I'm not sure if that is likely the case. The thing is, after reading about it I don't feel like I belong with in the Autism Spectrum. It may be my head and OCD playing tricks on me though. I just seem to be different from what the condition is described as but I don't know. I'm not sure if I should get re diagnosed or not. Can it get mistaken for an Anxiety disorder? I seem to feel very anxious and I am good at Language Arts and Reading but I do poorly at Math but I know that doesn't automatically mean I can't be in the Autistic Spectrum at all. I understand people's emotions and feelings perfectly and I can show empathy to anyone. I also have no trouble having a conversation with people and I feel pretty confident with it. However, I am extremely shy and I think I may just have Social Anxiety because I get nervous when approaching people. I can communicate with people but I am just very shy it seems like. I do have special interests and obsessions about things, if anything relates me to it, but, I don't go talking about it with others when I'm in a conversation and I can have small talk and I am fine with whatever conversation is placed and it doesn't have to be about my obsessions which I have. I think my special interest and obsessions may have to do with the OCPD I face as well. Overall, I just feel like I have more anxiety in these situations and I am more stressed. When I was younger, I had Selective Mutism for years and I'm not sure if that has to do with PDD-NOS but I think it may have to do more of fear and Social Anxiety. I just feel like I have more Anxiety overall and I fit with that more rather than the Autism spectrum. Is it likely for PDD-NOS to get misdiagnosed and should I get re-evaluated?