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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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  • My Daughter had already come to terms with this possibility. We just thought that  the Doctor may have felt the need to prepare her in some way, if she felt it was going to be the end diagnosis. Obviously until we get that we wont know for certain, we just wondered if this could have been an indication as to what the outcome may be.  

    She is only going through this now because she pushed for it, due to other family members who have children with Autism, that kept pointing out similarities in his behaviour.

    At least if he is diagnosed, he will receive all the help that he needs as early as possible, which is all my Daughter wants. As you state we will also learn how to help him and, you're absolutely right when you say he is still a lovely boy, and nothing will change that.

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  • My Daughter had already come to terms with this possibility. We just thought that  the Doctor may have felt the need to prepare her in some way, if she felt it was going to be the end diagnosis. Obviously until we get that we wont know for certain, we just wondered if this could have been an indication as to what the outcome may be.  

    She is only going through this now because she pushed for it, due to other family members who have children with Autism, that kept pointing out similarities in his behaviour.

    At least if he is diagnosed, he will receive all the help that he needs as early as possible, which is all my Daughter wants. As you state we will also learn how to help him and, you're absolutely right when you say he is still a lovely boy, and nothing will change that.

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