My son aged 11, has increasingly obvious behaviour consistent with aspsrgers, is there any benefit to getting a diagnosis. A few examples- He couldnt understand why it wasn't ok to jump out on his brother at the top of the stairs, as his brother had surprised him in his bedroom earlier, he saw it as the same action. Then could not understand why he was told off. The whole Margaret Thatcher, witch song has him confused, as I have to explain she wasn't actually a witch, even though he knows they are fiction. Also he struggles with simple things, if I ask him to put on a long sleaved top, to him sweaters, junpers, fleece etc are not ling sleaved tops, as this is not their name. He is ver intuitive and bright, great at solving a problem and fantastic at art. His self esteem is very low, we go to great lengths to build him up, and one thing can push him backwards, and he will occasionally hit himself when he struggles or gets things wrong. should we get help and assessment or just carry on as we are. Anyine in a similar situation. Thanks
