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Are NLD and Aspergers linked?

I I am 35 years old and have had a struggle with so many things all my life. I was refered to a pshcologist a year ago with suspected bi polar disorder but I wasnt convinced and suspected my difficulties to be more like ADHD. My pshycologist has been a fantastic guide and gave me a variety of tests that took place over many sessions. He picked up about my difficulties with spacial awareness and my severe maths problems alongside with impulsivity and attention difficulties. I also explained to him that I have difficulty changing routines and without a routine I can become so disorganised it can be very distructuve to me and my partner. I find slight changes with sometimes the smallest of things difficult to cope with and I find it difficult seeing another persons point of view unless it is on my terms. I lose my temper if my partner changes their tone of voice and I am extermeley sensitive to certain noise and lighting.I sometimes hit my head when im frustrated and im constantly tense. I started to think I had Asperger syndrome and my pshchologist was going down that route too however he has now told me he is looking at a diagnosis of NLD. This does make a lot of sense but I feel I have slight traits of Aspergers. Can these developmental disorders be linked? I hold down a responsible job teaching art and manage my life fairly well. NLD and Aspergers appear very very similar. The strategies I need to help me with my life are similar to those needed for someone with AS. I need things in black and white and it makes more sense to me that it is linked with AS, even a little ADHD. My pshcologist confused me and said it wasnt really linked but my own research proves to be different. My life is often confusing and i struggle daily to make it safe. I also had OCD as a child and this is also linked to NLD. My life is also very rewarding and colourful due to the different way I see things and my way of thinking. Thankyou for reading me. Mik