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Autism assessment for 16 year old

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My daughter now 16, was assessed for autism back in 2022. The outcome was she didn't meet criteria for a diagnosis but was suffering with anxiety.Although her senco at her school believed she has autism on first meeting her and reading her report said she definitely masked. Now she's at college and struggling to cope with homework as she has all through school. As well as socially, having spoken to her Tutor she has said she has surrounded herself with a small group of girls but tends to be on the outside of social interaction. She doesn't engage in class unless prompted to do so by her tutor. There are other family members with diagnosis including myself her mum and sibling.My question is it worth trying again for an assessment? Would be assess as an adult or child now? Would be beneficial for her to excess support for college.

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  • NAS24905 said:
    My question is it worth trying again for an assessment?

    If the original assessment was performed by competent specialists then I don't think the results now would be different, so I suspect it would be a waste of money.

    It is worth noting that you can have autistic traits but not meet the criteria for a diagnosis. This is because the diagnosis is effectively a level where the traits are classed as a disability.

    She sounds like she is certainly "on the spectrum" but just not badly enough to merit the label as disabled.

    What she can do is learn more about autism and techniques to deal with the traits. We have loads of good threads and knowledgable people here who can help with ideas. Why not get her to sign up and ask some questions? It is all anonymous so no risk of being found out and embarrassed and she may even get some useful help.

    Kudos for reaching out on her behalf but for best results she should take some control and ask for herself, if nothing else because she can ask the questions unfiltered.

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  • NAS24905 said:
    My question is it worth trying again for an assessment?

    If the original assessment was performed by competent specialists then I don't think the results now would be different, so I suspect it would be a waste of money.

    It is worth noting that you can have autistic traits but not meet the criteria for a diagnosis. This is because the diagnosis is effectively a level where the traits are classed as a disability.

    She sounds like she is certainly "on the spectrum" but just not badly enough to merit the label as disabled.

    What she can do is learn more about autism and techniques to deal with the traits. We have loads of good threads and knowledgable people here who can help with ideas. Why not get her to sign up and ask some questions? It is all anonymous so no risk of being found out and embarrassed and she may even get some useful help.

    Kudos for reaching out on her behalf but for best results she should take some control and ask for herself, if nothing else because she can ask the questions unfiltered.

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