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First structured observation on Friday

bertieh

Hello

After a long time coming, we finally have an ASD assessment for my 8 year old son at St George's hospital in Tooting, London on Friday.   He has a structured observation and play based assessment on Friday with a clinical psychologist, then my husband and I have been invited in for a separate interview the following week.  We have also been asked to provide reports from school, his play therapist and we have filled out a few questionaires. 

Does anyone have any advice on how I can prepare my son for Friday?  We have talked about there being lots of people who want to help him feel happier, and that we all love him very much and there's nothing to be scared about - but as I don't know exactly what's going to happen, I am not sure what to tell him.  Any ideas please? I know that he is feeling scared and worried and different.  All the work and reassurance we put in telling him that everyone's different etc, and then these assessments are obviously trying to find a difference!  He has worked this one out...

I also would appreciate any advice on what to expect as parents and what I should be looking out for.  SHould I take a copy of the NICE guidelines with me for instance, or are there any pitfalls to avoid or be aware of?  Thanks for all your help.

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    The extent and scientific nature of your preparations prompted the thought in my mind. It was just a thought and it may have no basis in fact. I'm not sure how many NT folk would think of taking the NICE guidelines along to a consultation.

    There is a free online test that is a surprisingly good indicator of whether an adult is on the spectrum aspergerstest.net/.../ It isn't the same as a good professional opinion. I personally think that most parents of suspected ASD children should do this test - the inherited nature of the condition is well established and, in my opinion as a certified Aspie, ASD people may not always make the most natural parents and this can exacerbate problems in their children. I wished I had known about this before I raised my (non ASD certified) children!

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    The extent and scientific nature of your preparations prompted the thought in my mind. It was just a thought and it may have no basis in fact. I'm not sure how many NT folk would think of taking the NICE guidelines along to a consultation.

    There is a free online test that is a surprisingly good indicator of whether an adult is on the spectrum aspergerstest.net/.../ It isn't the same as a good professional opinion. I personally think that most parents of suspected ASD children should do this test - the inherited nature of the condition is well established and, in my opinion as a certified Aspie, ASD people may not always make the most natural parents and this can exacerbate problems in their children. I wished I had known about this before I raised my (non ASD certified) children!

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