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middle of the spectrum ? please help.

misschief

Hi all. My son was diagnosed yesterday with asd, but the consultant told myself and husband that our son is in the middle . Could someone please explain what this means ? Is it moderate autism ? We was expecting a diagnosis but was still stunned to hear it as a formal diagnosis, and so we can't remember everything that was said as we were upset. We have very little knowledge about asd and are very eager to find out as much as we can. Thank you x

  • Hi - a mainstream school might "be fine" if and it's a big if, they can truly cater for all his needs.  Schools vary enormously and for some of our children can be sheer hell.  They can have many problems at school, especially when they move to "big school".  Unstructured time, such as playtime, lunchtime etc can prove difficult.   Have a look at the posts on here.  Why do you think the special school wouldn't cater for his needs?  Also, it's important you recognise how autism affects him as an individual so as well as learning from him you can access lots of info on this site, if you haven't done so already.

  • My son is nearly seven, he is in a main stream primary school. gets 1:1. He is about to get statemented, I am new to all this so please pardon my ignorance to asd. I am learning through my son as time goes on.

    I want him to stay in mainstream school as I believe a special school would not give him a wide range of choice, also I want him to mix with every body and get used to the majority if that makes sense. People have said to me that a special school will cater his needs, there is one near me, I have visited this place, good but not right for him. Are there any independant schools which are small and cater for special needs? I have a tutor for him at home. She has had him for 6 weeks, already he has made big progress. She tells me that a main stream school will be fine if they know how to deal with him

    His main problem is speech, I have lots of questions, but I will wait for this reply.

  • picture a + symbol ,, four corners,,, low emotional coping, low cognitive understanding, low emotional coping (again) and high cognitive understanding. It is a growth and development condition. So when your doc says middle, it means low emotional understanding high cognitive understanding probably. (the cognitive side is a coping device of autism, cognitive learning in lieu of natural emotional coping or learning).

    So in the middle is good,, long term with the correct support he can increase his emotional learning ability and his cognitive ability. This is good news in a way, but you have work to do, always comforting and explaining the world to him, that is all it takes. Emotional support, structured explained world and heaps of love.

    What age is your son ?