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teenage diagnosis or not

sanders

Hi , 

I am a mother of 5 children , my youngest son is in the process of being diagnosed with adhd/autism . Our daughter is nearly 13 and since a very early age has had difficulties . She always has had temper tantrums  / meltdowns , smashed things up . Although she can talk and has coped so far at mainstream school . These tantrums have continued all her life particularly if we are going somewhere or going to school . Throughout the years i have noticed that she does not understand friendships and cannot keep friends at all.We have had her at family and child specialists and educational psychologist who spoke to her for 5 mins and then told me i was not being strict enough with her . Since that particular meeting i gave up looking for an answer for her behaviour until now . After speaking to our sons speach therapist she advised us to get her asessed for asd also ..but i need some advice on this ..if there is anyone out there who has experience in this please please help me  :)

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  • hello sanders

    Sounds like a similar sort of situation as we had with our youngest son.Knew from quite an early age that there was something not quite right,but took years of discussions with school and gp before actually being referred to psychologist.....he too had the temper tantrums/breaking stuff etc.....evenually he was diagnosed with ODD and Aspergers earlier this year at the age of 13,and now he has had the diagnosis we are getting the help we need....so i would say try and get her assessed but stick with it as may take some time as it is with our middle daugter who is also going through the assessment process but her assessment is taking a lot longer than my sons did...just a matter of pushing for it and not being fobbed off by people.

    not wishing to speak for my son as such,i think him actually being assessed has settled him in a way as now he has an understanding into why he may be a little different to his brother and sisters and his school friends

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  • hello sanders

    Sounds like a similar sort of situation as we had with our youngest son.Knew from quite an early age that there was something not quite right,but took years of discussions with school and gp before actually being referred to psychologist.....he too had the temper tantrums/breaking stuff etc.....evenually he was diagnosed with ODD and Aspergers earlier this year at the age of 13,and now he has had the diagnosis we are getting the help we need....so i would say try and get her assessed but stick with it as may take some time as it is with our middle daugter who is also going through the assessment process but her assessment is taking a lot longer than my sons did...just a matter of pushing for it and not being fobbed off by people.

    not wishing to speak for my son as such,i think him actually being assessed has settled him in a way as now he has an understanding into why he may be a little different to his brother and sisters and his school friends

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