Is it worth being tested to confirm diagnosis?

[jackie]

It couldn't hurt to be tested, but to be honest it just sounds like you are a teenager. It pretty much describes me from ages 14-18...not looking people in the eyes, intentionally hurtful comments, feeling socially unaccepted, talking back...

[Catsnclay]

I don't want to hijack your thread, but I am a grown woman (in my 50's) who was just DNA tested and given a rather obvious results of a defect, but at least now it is confirmed and my doctors are all notifyed and will know how to handle a situation if it comes up.


We are very lucky today that we have the medical technology that we do, when I was born I was extremly tiny and was born with something called "coxa vera", never grew as a child and now through DNA testing they actually came up with a "genetic defect" that as far as I know, no one else has - wierd or lucky - you be the judge.

But I would go for the testing - can't hurt!!

[Cataholic]

It couldn't hurt to be tested, but to be honest it just sounds like you are a teenager. It pretty much describes me from ages 14-18...not looking people in the eyes, intentionally hurtful comments, feeling socially unaccepted, talking back...

I was thinking the *exact* same thing. I would hate to see you tested (are you sure there is a 'test' for AS?), and allow it to somehow label yourself. I know several people that have this tremendous cop out attitude about their behavior, "Oh, I have XYZ" (maybe they do, maybe they don't, I dunno), but, all I ever see is one excuse after another for refusing to conform to some modicum of acceptable behaviour.

I wonder if, per chance, you aren't in need of some counseling to address some underlying problem, that may or may not be a symptom of AS.

[Suki Wingy]

Thanks for the input guys. I don't think it's just my age because my mom says I've been that way since she can remember, the slapping her was when I was 5.
I'm going to talk to my mom and step-dad about possibly getting a medical diagnosis. I already have been tested for ADD, OCD, and some other things which I have. I've never been able to know the why other people react to certain things, and vise virsa.