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do I have asd

monkey

Hi there

I came on this website for support as my son recently got diagnosed with asd. As you can imagine I have done alot of research and have started noticing i have similar struggles to my son. Sometimes I can't put him 1st because of how I'm struggling (it makes me feel like such a bad mum) the main things are when he has tag or hood out or seams of clothes folded up I just can't cope and have to sort it out even if he is having a meltdown. Today I looked online at autism online tests and did 3 different ones. All of them said a strong likelyhood of autism. I am not sure what to do I don't want to look like an idiot at the doctors.

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    I'm not sure social phobia applies here. Monkey is married, cites social difficulties but doesn't say anything about anxiety in going about her life and mixing with people in the outside world.

    It is quite common for close acquaintances to not identify ASD in people. The husband's opinion here doesn't have a great value unless he is trained in looking for the tell-tale traits of the condition.

    Monkey, have you looked into whether there are local NAS support groups for parents or sufferers? I'm sure you would be welcome to go along and share and learn with other parents (some of whom will also be sufferers)

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    I'm not sure social phobia applies here. Monkey is married, cites social difficulties but doesn't say anything about anxiety in going about her life and mixing with people in the outside world.

    It is quite common for close acquaintances to not identify ASD in people. The husband's opinion here doesn't have a great value unless he is trained in looking for the tell-tale traits of the condition.

    Monkey, have you looked into whether there are local NAS support groups for parents or sufferers? I'm sure you would be welcome to go along and share and learn with other parents (some of whom will also be sufferers)

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