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4 year old son diagnosed as autistic yesterday

peckie

First post on this site..or any. our four year old son was diagnosed as autistic  yesterday. the hand grenade was thrown, then we were given a leaflet and walked out the door. he is the youngest boy of 4  boys in the family.   They all obviously worry too so most time spent under playing how sad I feel whilst I assure everyone its fine. its not though.

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  • Autism is a different neurological wiring, a difference to being "neurotypical".  I'm presuming that as the diagnosis has come as such a shock he is at the high-functioning end (working on the assumption that if he was at the severe end you would have known what was wrong earlier on and the signs would have been very evident).

    If he is higher functioning, there is no major reason why he cannot achieve the same (and in some cases more) than any other child.  Having a diagnosis will mean he has access to support and interventions that will improve his outcome.  He is only four, so there is a lot of time to ensure he gets help with all the areas he needs.

    Did you know that Darryl Hannah and Dan Akroyd have HFA/AS?

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  • Autism is a different neurological wiring, a difference to being "neurotypical".  I'm presuming that as the diagnosis has come as such a shock he is at the high-functioning end (working on the assumption that if he was at the severe end you would have known what was wrong earlier on and the signs would have been very evident).

    If he is higher functioning, there is no major reason why he cannot achieve the same (and in some cases more) than any other child.  Having a diagnosis will mean he has access to support and interventions that will improve his outcome.  He is only four, so there is a lot of time to ensure he gets help with all the areas he needs.

    Did you know that Darryl Hannah and Dan Akroyd have HFA/AS?

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