When Autism Is Misdiagnosed As Borderline Personality Disorder; And Why It Matters

How psychiatry’s blind spots and gendered bias turn Autistic distress into “disordered personality”, and what needs to change.

A Dangerous Diagnostic Blind Spot

Despite decades of progress, Autistic people are still being misdiagnosed, and one of the most harmful errors remains Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), known in the UK as Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD).

This isn’t a small clinical footnote. Misdiagnosis shapes how professionals treat us, how we view…