Diagnosis

Had a long talk with my doc today. I have a friend who has Aspergers Syndrome. We have a lot in common and I have sometimes wondered whether I might be on the autistic spectrum. Doc was unconvinced. She thinks I have endogenous depression, though it's interesting that some websites suggest that this term is outdated. Perhaps I have dysthymia - I seem to fit the criteria.

With all the sabre rattling in the war on Benefit fraud and benefits generally I have felt that a clearer diagnosis of my mental health problems might be useful. I did a self-test for Aspergers and came out average for men my age. So that's unlikely then.