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Waiting for Diagnosis

Cathy13

My Grandson had his multidisciplinary assesment yesterday. At the end of it, the main doctor told my Daughter about all the appointmens that were going to be made to finish assesing him and that it should all be finished by the end of July. She also said that, from what they had observed so far, it was leaning towards Autism.  Do you think that they already know and are trying to give my Daughter time to come to terms with it?  Thanks for any help or advice.

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    No, they aren't generally as subtle as that. They probably suspect that the process will come out with a diagnosis but they have to go through the whole process.

    An ASD diagnosis is not like a lot of other diagnoses, it is a fairly permanent label that brings with it certain rights that are not given out lightly. A diagnosis generally brings one under the protection of the Equality act so they only give a diagnosis when they are confident that the diagnosis is correct. It is actually difficult to diagnose, autism is often a completely invisible condition that is hard to identify in a person.

    A diagnosis should be good news for someone as it can lead to specific help and considerations. A diagnosis is also not the end of the world! I was diagnosed at 56 after being employed for all my life and having gained 3 degrees at university. Different people may however have other problems such as learning difficulties or epilepsy. Sometimes learning difficulties can arise as a result of autism and sometimes learning difficulties are just present alongside autism and sometimes it is hard to tell.

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    No, they aren't generally as subtle as that. They probably suspect that the process will come out with a diagnosis but they have to go through the whole process.

    An ASD diagnosis is not like a lot of other diagnoses, it is a fairly permanent label that brings with it certain rights that are not given out lightly. A diagnosis generally brings one under the protection of the Equality act so they only give a diagnosis when they are confident that the diagnosis is correct. It is actually difficult to diagnose, autism is often a completely invisible condition that is hard to identify in a person.

    A diagnosis should be good news for someone as it can lead to specific help and considerations. A diagnosis is also not the end of the world! I was diagnosed at 56 after being employed for all my life and having gained 3 degrees at university. Different people may however have other problems such as learning difficulties or epilepsy. Sometimes learning difficulties can arise as a result of autism and sometimes learning difficulties are just present alongside autism and sometimes it is hard to tell.

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