Advise please

Hello, I am new to this forum and would like to ask advise from adults who are diagnosed  with asd. Do you think it is better if children understand their diagnosis early, we are in the process of getting my 11 year old daughter diagnosed. I am getting some critisim saying I am labelling my child and this will be negative for her. My gut instinct is that she is a clever individual and that if she has the right support from us she will better understand why she feels the way she does. Would you have preferred to know or would you have prefered not to know as a child? Thank you for your help :)

Parents
  • Thank you once again for taking the time to reply, you can't know how much it helps! You have confirmed to me what I  instinctivelyknow I  should do. I don't really know much about autism but what I have read makes me realise I want to try and protect my daughter from some of the difficulties adults can experience if they remain undiagnosed. I know it isn't a guarantee that she won't experience difficulties but hopefully we can get some help. I think your experience will be very valuable thanks again :) 

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  • Thank you once again for taking the time to reply, you can't know how much it helps! You have confirmed to me what I  instinctivelyknow I  should do. I don't really know much about autism but what I have read makes me realise I want to try and protect my daughter from some of the difficulties adults can experience if they remain undiagnosed. I know it isn't a guarantee that she won't experience difficulties but hopefully we can get some help. I think your experience will be very valuable thanks again :) 

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