dont understand my sons diagnosis

Hi all I would just like to know if anyones child got diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder rather than an exact diagnosis (I mean like aspergers typical autism and all the in between) and knows what it means to have such a wide diagnosis I really dont understand what it means and was never explaned to us thanks. Before the question is asked why didnt i just ask the doctor i am currantly being assesed for autism myself and to ask these questions puts a lot of stress onto myself and i find it easier comunicating through a computer hence why i am asking you and hope that someone is kind enough to explain this to me thanks in advance for reading this