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Ados score of 6, got some characteristics

5ammy

Hi we have been having our son assessed a while now, we had the last meeting this week he scored 6. they said its the fact he is aggressive at home and not at school does not fit. the fact that he isn't as aggressive with his dad means he hasnt, and that when he built a cake he built 6 all in a line, doesnt count because when they asked him what flavour all the cakes were he could tell them.

In simple terms its my fault he is how he is, they did not listen to what I said at all.

I didnt bond with him they said, thanks a lot. I love my son with all my heart how can they say that they wasnt around when I had im rrrrrr. I just walked out.

What do I do now, what does the score mean

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  • The key thing with many CAMHS these days is that old classic you have been given "not enough traits for a diagnosis".

    The clue is in the word "spectrum".  As it's a spectrum the traits vary widely in severity and high-functioning individuals often mask a lot.  That doesn't mean they are coping nor does it mean they are not autistic.

    It just means that CAMHS have no expertise to recognise the variety of autistic presentations and that perhaps the government has given a secret directive to only diagnose the most obvious and severe cases to save money on support and services (as well as benefits).

    I can't believe that all these local CAMHS are so rubbish, there has to be more to it than that.

    It's what our CAMHS did to our eldest daughter, and we are currently undergoing a 2nd opinion out-of-area.

    They probably work on the assumption that many parents will not be aware of their rights and will be over-awed by clinical people and will accept what they are told.  Educate yourself on your rights and you know your child better than anyone, don't give up.

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  • The key thing with many CAMHS these days is that old classic you have been given "not enough traits for a diagnosis".

    The clue is in the word "spectrum".  As it's a spectrum the traits vary widely in severity and high-functioning individuals often mask a lot.  That doesn't mean they are coping nor does it mean they are not autistic.

    It just means that CAMHS have no expertise to recognise the variety of autistic presentations and that perhaps the government has given a secret directive to only diagnose the most obvious and severe cases to save money on support and services (as well as benefits).

    I can't believe that all these local CAMHS are so rubbish, there has to be more to it than that.

    It's what our CAMHS did to our eldest daughter, and we are currently undergoing a 2nd opinion out-of-area.

    They probably work on the assumption that many parents will not be aware of their rights and will be over-awed by clinical people and will accept what they are told.  Educate yourself on your rights and you know your child better than anyone, don't give up.

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