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....im having a dilemma.  my son is 5 and has been undergoing tests and assessments for the last 2 years.  he went for his diagnosis last month and we came away none the wiser.  the doctor that was doing the assessment said she couldnt diagnose him as he wouldnt interact with the play therapist..i thought this was why we were there as he has really poor social skills. the doctor then sent the play therapist in to my sons school to do the assessment this proved the same as at the clinic...the play therapist said there was a lot of signs that said my son could be autistic but a lot that conflicted this too.  ive always been told that if my son is autistic he is very high functioning so i thought her observation made perfect sense in this respect. but the doctor didnt she said they are going to wait until my son transitions into year one now and see if his behaviour changes.  this has dissappointed me as my son seems to be getting worse not better without the help he needs.  he is now having very violent tantrums towards me and getting stressed over the slightest thing.....has anyone got any advice on what to do. i spoke to a paediatrician who sugested i go on a parenting course so they have now made me feel like its my fault my son is the way he is.......

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  • We're kind of in a similar situation George's Mum ... my MS is 5 and has been going through the assessment process for about two years.  My husband & I both believe that our son either has Aspergers or HFA but as he suffered a trauma three years ago there's some concern that his traits could be connected to that (he also has an older brother with ASD/ADHD).

    Our paediatrician referred us to a psychiatrist who wasn't willing to commit to any dx and now we kind of feel that we're at a brick wall.  We're biding our time will we see the consultant again and then will push for another assessment.

    We also got given the option of a parenting course which made me feel as you described ... as if this was all because of something that we'd done ... as it worked out, the course didn't happen for us anyway.

    It's so hard ... as parents we only want what's best for our children and knowing when to push for a dx or not is so hard :-(

    Thinking of you, GG

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  • We're kind of in a similar situation George's Mum ... my MS is 5 and has been going through the assessment process for about two years.  My husband & I both believe that our son either has Aspergers or HFA but as he suffered a trauma three years ago there's some concern that his traits could be connected to that (he also has an older brother with ASD/ADHD).

    Our paediatrician referred us to a psychiatrist who wasn't willing to commit to any dx and now we kind of feel that we're at a brick wall.  We're biding our time will we see the consultant again and then will push for another assessment.

    We also got given the option of a parenting course which made me feel as you described ... as if this was all because of something that we'd done ... as it worked out, the course didn't happen for us anyway.

    It's so hard ... as parents we only want what's best for our children and knowing when to push for a dx or not is so hard :-(

    Thinking of you, GG

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