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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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  • sounds so simular. we went in September and the dr said she wanted to see him again before she made a diagnosis but she said she thought he was on the spectrum. Thursdays appointment was only one hour long but she said she was very confident in her diagnosis. Its pretty obvious really, so many signs. At the moment we have pretty much all we need, he is happy at home, a lot happier in his reception class now he has a one on one support assistant. its just all the things that go through your head, all the questions. Im so defensive of him, I hate to think of any one feeling sorry for him, hes our little boy, funny, clever, beautiful. I just worry about things like relationships, jobs, things in the far future.

    found it heartbreaking when the dr said we would be eligable for disabled living allowance,,that winded me! I had never thought of him as being disabled,,that really knocked me for six. I know I sound stupid and shallow, people go through so much worse than this, and nobody knows i feel like this as I am keeping an outward brave face on. finding it tough at times though.

    Thanks everyone, loving this site already,,so glad its here.x

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  • sounds so simular. we went in September and the dr said she wanted to see him again before she made a diagnosis but she said she thought he was on the spectrum. Thursdays appointment was only one hour long but she said she was very confident in her diagnosis. Its pretty obvious really, so many signs. At the moment we have pretty much all we need, he is happy at home, a lot happier in his reception class now he has a one on one support assistant. its just all the things that go through your head, all the questions. Im so defensive of him, I hate to think of any one feeling sorry for him, hes our little boy, funny, clever, beautiful. I just worry about things like relationships, jobs, things in the far future.

    found it heartbreaking when the dr said we would be eligable for disabled living allowance,,that winded me! I had never thought of him as being disabled,,that really knocked me for six. I know I sound stupid and shallow, people go through so much worse than this, and nobody knows i feel like this as I am keeping an outward brave face on. finding it tough at times though.

    Thanks everyone, loving this site already,,so glad its here.x

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