My 5 year old has just been diagnosed with Autism... What now?

Hi all,

im new to the forum and am looking for advice, my son has been undergoing assessments for 2 1/2 years and had an ADOS just before Christmas, we went back to the pediatrics last week and he confirmed a diagnosis of Autism.

The Dr explained that a child who scored 1-7 does not have asd

a child who scores 8 has ASD and a child that scores 9 and above has Autism. 

My son scored 13... Does anyone have any information as to what the scores mean, as I had that much to take in I forgot to ask the Dr. And what is the difference between being diagnosed with ASD and Autism?  I'm hoping to educate myself as much as possible in the coming months as I want to give my son all the help I possibly can.

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