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Different Behaviour Between School and Home

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Please see the NAS information here, which explains how and why a child on the spectrum can exhibit different behaviours between school and home (can also apply to other places outside of the home):

http://www.autism.org.uk/living-with-autism/understanding-behaviour/behaviour-common-questions-answered/different-behaviour-between-school-and-home.aspx

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  • My 15 year old daughter behaves like a 'normal' teen at home, she suffers social anxiety at school and is unable to sustain relationships with peers, which causes great distress -Behavours such as self harming and talking of suicide. She has managed to sit 7 national 5's (Scottish equivalent to GCSE's) and has coped well with limited support. She has been at CAMHS for several weeks and they're now suggesting ASD, which I can now see why.

    Our concern is what are the benefits of getting a late diagnosis?

    All we can see are negatives: labelling, stigma and limitations being placed on her if she goes ahead with this. We've let her know it's her decision and at the moment she's adamant she doesn't want this. We want to know the benefits for her, we've been told she'll get a free laptop for university!!! Is that it? I want her decision to be an informed one yet at the moment I can't disagree with what she says.....Please help!

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  • My 15 year old daughter behaves like a 'normal' teen at home, she suffers social anxiety at school and is unable to sustain relationships with peers, which causes great distress -Behavours such as self harming and talking of suicide. She has managed to sit 7 national 5's (Scottish equivalent to GCSE's) and has coped well with limited support. She has been at CAMHS for several weeks and they're now suggesting ASD, which I can now see why.

    Our concern is what are the benefits of getting a late diagnosis?

    All we can see are negatives: labelling, stigma and limitations being placed on her if she goes ahead with this. We've let her know it's her decision and at the moment she's adamant she doesn't want this. We want to know the benefits for her, we've been told she'll get a free laptop for university!!! Is that it? I want her decision to be an informed one yet at the moment I can't disagree with what she says.....Please help!

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