Aspies For Freedom

This is the thought I am analysing at the moment waiting for my friend to lend me season 2 of House.

Why does an actor who has bi-polar disorder do a blxxdy good job of playing a role of someone who shows the characteristics and traits of asperger's?

Why is bi-polar so close to asperger's?

people on the autistic spectrum can have either low or high seratonin as I have read, hence b-polar (autistic bi-polar), drugs to treat this have failed, the one that worked had too many side affects (I got this info from a diet sheet from NAT), recognise that diets is the way to treat it.  

I have read that in diagnosing adults with asperger's they look to a history of bi-polar disorder, bear in mind asperger's was not recognised officially until 1994 even though the severest cases were noted in 1944 by Asperger, the paper made its way to the UK in 1981.  Now teacher's are aware of asperger's, ad/hd, the like now.

They are recognising girls are different, internalising not expternailising.

Is bi-polar over diagnosed? My family has a history of manic depression (unofficial with the exception of my cousin who childhod ad/hd was reclassified as bi-polar recently, now they are looking at asperger's this is in south africa).  

This has puzzled me as my case is being treated as bi-polar, now its either asperger's or bi-polar, my colleagues are doing the same thing.  

Thought this was something that ought to be discussed, it seems tragic, I am aware of a lot of bi-polar suffers who meds do not seem to work for all, its traumatic and has lead to social exclusion, drug abuse, family stress, major depression.  Surely primary bi-polar would be manageable with drug treatment? Therefore a relatively stable/normal life would be possible?

I was Dxed as bi-polar once before they found out I had asperger's by Mistake, It's very hard to Diginose Bi-polar Disorder, Which may lead to issues with it

Are you refering to Dr.House or a different character on the show?

I didn't know that Hugh Laurie had bi-polar. I do know that his friend and comedy partner Stephen Fry does though.

I am the opposite  i find due to my apparent diagnosis at 14 the help was in inadequate and all the help etc was directed at me not knowing what i have done is wrong or that i didn't understand the situation which is wrong or what is known about typical aspires. I think i am on the wrong spectrum but i am led to believe it is very hard to change a diagnosis of AS once diagnosed. I do not believe i am totally high spec bi polar but that i may have a mood disorder with minor ADD (whatever it's called issues) Could this look like Aspergers? and not through house but i read a article online like the Social Anxiety vs Aspergers but this was Mood Disorders vs Aspergers and it was very interesting.

D'oh I got confused! you are right.  
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I believe that bipolar disorder and aspergers are very similar, maybe even directly related since my dad has bpd and I have aspergers...
though I dont see all that many similarities, except that both of us get very distraught when someone wont leave us alone (very often my mother)

I have very cyclothymic moods, but not enough to be actual bi-polar since I never reached a full manic stage.

Some say its part of the spectrum.  I went into mania induced by SSRI's.  I have a naturally high seratonin level that can be slightly changable due to diet and hormones, its connected to dopimine I think.  I think bi-polar has been mistaken for Asperger's for so long it has influenced the diagnostic criteria as far as I can see.  More women are rapid cycling apparently, no sxxt, what twice per month?. This is a serious issue misdaignosis in adults.

Hmmm one of the reasons I like House so much is because he and I are so much alike: unfriendly and just generally angry at the world. I never thought about his personality being AS.

I have done what house does to get me well.  I am now on a vegetarian lactose, gluten, yeast with fish (except salmon and sea fish as I am intolerant to them) and eggs.  I have been referred to ears, nose and throat for chronic sinitus and glue ear to fix my noise and hearing problem.  I am awaiting a referral for simon baren-cohen's clinic to be assessed for asperger's.

I hadn't heard of bi-polar and they did not mention it then 7 years ago when i was apparently statemented  only recently have i heard the term bi-polar. I do fit more criteria for for mood disorders and i wouldn't be surprised if people have wrongly been diagnosed with Asperger's when really they have a mood disorder or something.