Well, it's rolled around to assessment date. I'm meeting with a general paediatrician. Not sure what to expect. Will the assessment lead to a diagnosis or a referral to a specialist or will he be able to tell me there's nothing to worry about if she's not on the spectrum? I think my biggest worry is she has bits of different things (Aspergers/tourettes/OCD) that she isnt high on the scale of any one thing to be diagnosed but from my point of view, all three together albeit mild, are a problem (sigh). Really don't know what a general paed can diagnose. Also not sure what I want the result to be! A diagnosis I believe will be a positive thing as hopefully it will mean help won't be far away if dd needs it. A diagnosis of she's fine and not ASD means she's my funny strange quirky lovable girl she has always been.
Does anyone know how far a general paed can go on the diagnosis side of things? We live in wales, maybe things are done differently in different areas? Oh we'll I suppose I'll know a bit more tomorrow. Nervous, worried, glad app is here and hoping for best for dd.
