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Point scoring

mumof4boys772

Ok we have been going round in circles for ages, had an emergency appointment with Cahms and they have said my son needs an Asd assessement, so i went to the Gp and asked her who would do it, she said school, however at the same time she said the peadatrician had said m son has not scored enough points to be on the spectrum, (Gp has always said he is and its obvious)

Anyway what points does he need to be scoring? and what does it take to be diagnosed, i mean what is the criteria?

Thanks in advance for your answers x

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  • I'm sorry too! I did a first post, and it isn't here. I must have pressed the wrong button.

    What I thought I'd told you was about 'points'. I don't know the context that the word was used in, so there are a couple of ways to look at it.

    Diagnosis is by assessment with a trained professional during a personal 'interview'.

    There are questionaires that are used, they provide some indication that an asessment is appropriate, and some information to the assessor. Each of these questionaires has a 'points' score because it's the first indicator of a possible condition. You may find the AQ test is the first of these, and there is plenty of information about it.

    This sounds like the 'points' that the paediatrician is talking about, but your son must have filled in the questionaire (or did you do a Parental one?) for the points to be evaluated. You can find a picture of one online to see if you recognise it. Other than that, I have no idea how the paediatrician arrived at a 'points' score - you must ask, your GP should know as a report must have been sent.

    The other kind of 'points' are the Triad of Impairments. This is currently how ASD is assessed. Apparently, it's about which points within each group of the Triad a person has, these are the 'traits' that we talk about. I'm afraid I don't understand it better than that, but someone will and hopefuly they'll be along to tell you.

    Your GP is charged with looking out for indicators, they are required to be aware of them and be sure they understand the services that they need to offer. I think that often, there is marked difference between the 'requirement' and the actual delivery.

    It is always possible for a child to indicate ASD by certain behaviours, but not actually be diagnosed as AS because they have a related condition. The area of diagnosis is a far from finished science, development and discussion are continuous and changing. I think you need to understand your GP, and your GP needs to show they understand your concerns, so that you can work together properly to help your son.

    Is that any better?

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  • I'm sorry too! I did a first post, and it isn't here. I must have pressed the wrong button.

    What I thought I'd told you was about 'points'. I don't know the context that the word was used in, so there are a couple of ways to look at it.

    Diagnosis is by assessment with a trained professional during a personal 'interview'.

    There are questionaires that are used, they provide some indication that an asessment is appropriate, and some information to the assessor. Each of these questionaires has a 'points' score because it's the first indicator of a possible condition. You may find the AQ test is the first of these, and there is plenty of information about it.

    This sounds like the 'points' that the paediatrician is talking about, but your son must have filled in the questionaire (or did you do a Parental one?) for the points to be evaluated. You can find a picture of one online to see if you recognise it. Other than that, I have no idea how the paediatrician arrived at a 'points' score - you must ask, your GP should know as a report must have been sent.

    The other kind of 'points' are the Triad of Impairments. This is currently how ASD is assessed. Apparently, it's about which points within each group of the Triad a person has, these are the 'traits' that we talk about. I'm afraid I don't understand it better than that, but someone will and hopefuly they'll be along to tell you.

    Your GP is charged with looking out for indicators, they are required to be aware of them and be sure they understand the services that they need to offer. I think that often, there is marked difference between the 'requirement' and the actual delivery.

    It is always possible for a child to indicate ASD by certain behaviours, but not actually be diagnosed as AS because they have a related condition. The area of diagnosis is a far from finished science, development and discussion are continuous and changing. I think you need to understand your GP, and your GP needs to show they understand your concerns, so that you can work together properly to help your son.

    Is that any better?

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