Our 4 year old has just been diagnosed ASD

Hi,

Our youngest son has always seemed ok to us,without any different behaviours that would lead us to down the road we are now on.

He has always spoken,smiled and understood instructions given to him.Our only concern was that his speech was a little delayed but nothing major.

Since going to preschool september 2012,we have been informed that he doesnt play with his peers as well as he should and is "passive",also he didnt say too much to anyone.They "insisted" on him being referred and by that I mean we were bullied into it by the preschool.

I have always been shy and we assumed this to be the case with our son,as at home he was very chatty,emotionally engaged and outgoing and certainly not passive.

He continues to be this way with us and yet has been given this diagnosis.While we have no problem with the diagnosis if true,it seems as if the process was forced so that he fitted the diagnosis without looking at him as a whole?

I realise that many parents would love to have to help we have had and I am certainly not meaning to be ungrateful,just very confused as to the two very different presentations of our son,one in preschool and one out of preschool.

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  • Thanks Hope,yes he had a mda and its useful to know that around family you are similar to my son-no problems with family plenty of laughs but he seems standoff ish with friends(although he does play with them he just doesnt talk much to them).

    I am still trying to understand autism myself and most books I have read seem to portray an image of autism that doesnt fit with my son.Everyone is different I suppose.

    Good Luck to you.

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  • Thanks Hope,yes he had a mda and its useful to know that around family you are similar to my son-no problems with family plenty of laughs but he seems standoff ish with friends(although he does play with them he just doesnt talk much to them).

    I am still trying to understand autism myself and most books I have read seem to portray an image of autism that doesnt fit with my son.Everyone is different I suppose.

    Good Luck to you.

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