I think I have Asperger's and so do other people but my parents think I'm lying?

[chardonnayschuster]

I am 13 years old now, and two years ago I was very close to getting a diagnosis because my schoolteacher noticed I didn't play with the other kids. But I told my parents that I think I have it and they told me to stop making things up and that I was only trying to get attention. They told me to stop being ridiculous and that there must be something wrong with me because I wanted to have a serious condition.
I also wrote a paper about my symptoms starting when I was 10 and gave it to my teacher to read but she told me that sometimes when we read about conditions online we believe we have it ourselves. She also thought I was lying.

I'm not going to post the paper I wrote to my teacher because it sounds almost exactly like descriptions of girls with Asperger's on the internet, so you wouldn't believe me either.

The "other people" I am talking about are my classmates who thought I was crazy for years. But of course that's not going to do anything.

The reason my parents don't believe me is because I sometimes lie and pull serious pranks on my family members. Also I think they are afraid of what they are getting themselves into. Admitting I have Asperger's would probably make them suffer a whole lot more than if they convinced themselves that I was lying.

What should I do??

[aspiecannondale]

I say get the diagnoses, why not see your counselor at your school be forceful but not rude. Rudeness will get you no where. You may also have a severe co existing condition so get that checked and /or medicated. 3 important rules to learn when dealing with the health "care" profession.

1. Never let them second gues you.

2. Never let them second guess you.

3. Look  back to rule 2 and 3.

Good luck.

[venus]

A diagnosis isnt always a bad thing.
i used to be accused of attention seeking and making things up when i was at school. i wasnt diagnosed until i was 17, im now 23. i left school with no GCSE's and depression. a diagnosis made me a better person and built my families trust up in me as they realised my behaviour had an underlying reason. so i surgest the diagnosis as it can improve your life.

Rachel x

[Aspergers Girl]

Yeah its not uncommon for people to get the old hypercondriac thing from people. Its probably not good to lie or pull pranks, but I guess the best thing will be to somehow get a diagnosis so they do. Do you have a school nurse? Maybe they could help.

Anyway 

[alaskagirl]

That is terrible! Your parents don't seem to understand you very well. If your paper sounds exactly like other aspie's accounts, I think it probably means that you have a textbook case of Aspergers! Just do your best to get a diagnosis. Ask your parents what harm they think there is in just finding out if you have it.