Hello all,
Don't really know why posting this but feel I'm going a little bit crazy. My 3 year old son was "highlighted" during his 2 1/2 year check and was sent to a speech therapist who discharged us. As a teacher myself I was shocked in the way I was told my son was autistic and then robotically referred to speech therapy so then didn't follow up.
It is only now when I watch his development against his peers that I worry, he starts nursery on Wednesday and I am so worried I can't sleep or eat, I don't know what i'm worried about - being called in, having autism confirmed or just having no one I can share this with.
If this makes any sense to anyone who is sharing or has shared these thoughts I would love to know i'm not going insane!!
Thank you there's some amazing people on here that have made me see that autism is not the end of the world ... Just a different one!!
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As an adult who was diagnosed late with Autism I have noticed some parents rejecting an autism diagnosis for thier child. I believe that such a diagnosis does not change anything about the child, the child is the same child - however the diagnosis can act as a signpost to the best ways to understand help and support that child. I would recommend reading books written by people with ASC about thier childhoods - there are many available now, Clair Sainsbury is good as is Donna Williams and John Elder Robinson - to give you some idea of how your son might be feeling. With ASC there are many, many presentations so you will need to use your own judgement as well as gaining support from other parents and people with ASC. You can be your childs best advocate.
As an adult who was diagnosed late with Autism I have noticed some parents rejecting an autism diagnosis for thier child. I believe that such a diagnosis does not change anything about the child, the child is the same child - however the diagnosis can act as a signpost to the best ways to understand help and support that child. I would recommend reading books written by people with ASC about thier childhoods - there are many available now, Clair Sainsbury is good as is Donna Williams and John Elder Robinson - to give you some idea of how your son might be feeling. With ASC there are many, many presentations so you will need to use your own judgement as well as gaining support from other parents and people with ASC. You can be your childs best advocate.
