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Why are those with autism getting misdiagnosed as having a personality disorder?
Having Boderline Personality Disorder added to your file when you are really just autistic can be devestating, potentially leading to being treated with suspicion and your valid concerns being dismissed, warns RUTH HUNT
BEN CHACKO speaks with Knesset member OFER CASSIF about rising political violence, the prospects for peace and his continuous ‘silencing by suspension’
The City is leaning on Rachel Reeves to cut welfare spending — when what’s needed is cuts to all the benefits given to the mega rich, corporations and banks to help them not pay or blatantly dodge their fair share of tax, explains BERNIE EVANS
The choice between two Blairites to revamp the tepid centrism of our ruling party doesn’t even come as cold comfort as we wander the city streets suffering from their third decade of austerity and the fifth of wage stagnation, writes MATT KERR
ANN HENDERSON looks at the trailblazers of the Women’s Trade Union League and their successful fight for female factory inspectors — a battle that echoes in today’s workplace campaigns
HENRY FOWLER puts the strike of public-sector workers in New Zealand in the wider context of deteriorating employment conditions throughout the world’s major economies
MAT COWARD looks back at a protest 105 years ago this month, whose reporting by the media bears uncomfortable similarities with demos today
THOSE with diagnosed and undiagnosed autism* who are experiencing mental health problems are usually first signposted to community services for help. But once in the psychiatric system, many find themselves diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD**) with doctors failing to consider autism as a potential cause or contributory factor.
This is alarming as there is now increased awareness of the overlap between autism and so-called BPD traits, for example, black and white thinking, social anxiety and explosive emotions. Yet time and time again mental health professionals only look to their own speciality and “overshadow” by attributing all the symptoms to a BPD diagnosis.
The “sticky” BPD diagnosis can carry a heavy burden to those given this label. For those diagnosed as having the disorder, it can have a profound impact and can even override an autism diagnosis due to the stigma attached to it.
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