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lulu-belle

hi all

Just wondered if anyone could explain my sons diagnosis to me in more simple terms the thr professionals?

my son is 5 he was diagnosed with autism in oct last year he also has a speech disorder, he is bright and likes company and they say he has not got a learning disability. Will he grow up like other children? will he ever talk and fully understand? in so many ways he is like a toddler i adore him but the future is so uncertain they just sat me down after the assessment and said he was autistic not sure where to go from here! his school is good as he is in the language unit but the school sen told me to my face his diagnosis is incorrect and he was 'diagnosed by a checklist!' this is obviously upetting for me and untrue where he was diagnosed is a leading centre . help! lol

thanks emma

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  • My eldest son (5years) has a speech delay alongside his ASD. At 3 he still had no real words. Thankfully for us he was at the preschool SALT department and I built up some brilliant relationships with the therapists but now his SALT has been transferred into the 'in school' team I don't have a clue what is going on. However on the upside with a hell of a lot of hard work on my part and my son's part he can now communicate. He still has lots to work on but he mixes well with the other children in his class and is very happy and doing well at school.

    All I can suggest is going back to the SALT therapist and asking her/him what they aim to achieve with the SALT. They won't be able to give you a timescale but they can at least tell you what they expect to happen.

    Good luck with it all. It's tough but it's only us parents who really fight our childs corner for them so we have to keep going.

    Emma.

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  • My eldest son (5years) has a speech delay alongside his ASD. At 3 he still had no real words. Thankfully for us he was at the preschool SALT department and I built up some brilliant relationships with the therapists but now his SALT has been transferred into the 'in school' team I don't have a clue what is going on. However on the upside with a hell of a lot of hard work on my part and my son's part he can now communicate. He still has lots to work on but he mixes well with the other children in his class and is very happy and doing well at school.

    All I can suggest is going back to the SALT therapist and asking her/him what they aim to achieve with the SALT. They won't be able to give you a timescale but they can at least tell you what they expect to happen.

    Good luck with it all. It's tough but it's only us parents who really fight our childs corner for them so we have to keep going.

    Emma.

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