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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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  • Hi - thanks for the link.  I'll check it out.  

    Brining along the NICE guidelines was just a tip I've picked up from other families who have recently gone through this process and were not satisfied with the outcome. Seems a bit over the top to me too, but it's what I've heard others reccommend.  I unfortunately live in a part of the country where the authorities are not very good at giving a definate diagnosis which results in an EHC plan, or even agreeing to assessments, so I'm happy that we've finally got this far at least. 

    As for making a good parent - who is perfect?!  Smile  we all have our strenghts and weaknessess and make mistakes.  There's no doubt that we all as parents influence our children both positively and negatively, ASD or not.   

    thanks for taking the time to respond to my post - it's good to know there is help and advice out there.

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  • Hi - thanks for the link.  I'll check it out.  

    Brining along the NICE guidelines was just a tip I've picked up from other families who have recently gone through this process and were not satisfied with the outcome. Seems a bit over the top to me too, but it's what I've heard others reccommend.  I unfortunately live in a part of the country where the authorities are not very good at giving a definate diagnosis which results in an EHC plan, or even agreeing to assessments, so I'm happy that we've finally got this far at least. 

    As for making a good parent - who is perfect?!  Smile  we all have our strenghts and weaknessess and make mistakes.  There's no doubt that we all as parents influence our children both positively and negatively, ASD or not.   

    thanks for taking the time to respond to my post - it's good to know there is help and advice out there.

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