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Initial assessment

L56
over 10 years ago

Hi all

Just a quickie.

My 6 year old has an initial appointment with a pediatrician after being referred re: an ASD, can anyone tell me what to expect??

Thanks

Louise x

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  • over 10 years ago

    Hi there -  I replied to this yesterday but I don't think i clicked on SUBMIT!!!! 

    Anyway, I think it depends on where you live in the country and how many assessments your child has already had.  Our initial appointment was about an hour and a half and a lot of questions including running through a computer based questionnaire. 

    The doctor may or may not give you an idea of what they are thinking and usually want more assessments carried out by a psycologist and speech and language therapist.  Sometimes they send the child for blood tests (sounds scarey but actaully fine!)

    Hope that helps a bit.  You could always phone the doctors secretary and ask for someone to explain to you what will be happening.

    All the best

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  • over 10 years ago

    Hi there -  I replied to this yesterday but I don't think i clicked on SUBMIT!!!! 

    Anyway, I think it depends on where you live in the country and how many assessments your child has already had.  Our initial appointment was about an hour and a half and a lot of questions including running through a computer based questionnaire. 

    The doctor may or may not give you an idea of what they are thinking and usually want more assessments carried out by a psycologist and speech and language therapist.  Sometimes they send the child for blood tests (sounds scarey but actaully fine!)

    Hope that helps a bit.  You could always phone the doctors secretary and ask for someone to explain to you what will be happening.

    All the best

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