A full psychiatric evaluation of Sherlock using the adult Asperger’s criteria - to see whether he would be diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome or autism.
If I had Sherlock as a patient in my medical finals…I wouldn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
In this meta I explore whether Sherlock would be diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome from a purely medical perspective
- I get out the diagnostic criteria and attempt a diagnosis,
- Explore reasons why Sherlock would not be diagnosed with the condition on the NHS (I’m a UK medical student with some interest in psychiatry - I am by no means an expert).
- And the difficulty of diagnosing an adult with Asperger’s.
- Why even a qualified psychiatrist cannot say “Sherlock definitely has Asperger’s”
My conclusions are just my clinical judgement - this is not a serious scientific paper, nor an expression of my personal opinions and should not be taken too serious at all.
Reblog if you like it
If you just want to skip to the diagnosing part go to Sherlock finally snaps his brother’s umbrella…
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Walking Nightmares 3 - Sherlock, himself and His “Asperger’s”
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