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Ditch the Disorder - Discover the differences between Autism and Borderline Personality Disorder

Sat 30 Sept

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Ditch the Disorder - Discover the differences between Autism and Borderline Personality Disorder
Ditch the Disorder - Discover the differences between Autism and Borderline Personality Disorder

Time & Location

30 Sept 2023, 10:00 – 16:30

Online workshop

About the event

Event price: £85.00 Early Bird rate until 1st September 2023/£110 standard rate

Booking details: www.physisscotland.co.uk

Course Outline: Many Autistic people are misdiagnosed with a Borderline (or Emotionally Unstable) Personality Disorder (BPD/EUPD), particularly girls and women. This diagnosis often relies on the decision of one clinician, which can be made during a short outpatient consultation (or equivalent). People with a “personality disorder” are often referred to as “overly dramatic, needy, attention-seeking, unreliable, abusive”, and “to be avoided at all costs.” In contrast to an BPD/EUPD diagnosis, an Autism diagnosis is much more stringent. However, when a person who has been misdiagnosed as “personality disordered” is subsequently assessed and diagnosed as Autistic, in accordance with the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines, their stigmatising BPD/EUPD misdiagnosis can remain relevant, very often to their detriment. As an expert witness and psychotherapist in advanced clinical training, Cathie works with Autistic women who have…

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