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chezr102

hi i got the report today and it said

 

we would agree with you that my son meets the criteria for an autistic spectrum disorder they discussed there thoughts about him to senior colleagues woh confirmed ther view that my son is on the autistic spectrum

 

then goes on the say it has 3 broad areas

flexibility of thought

social interaction

communication

then it says although it is recognised that he has areas of strength and skill the purpose of this report is to determine whether these difficulties fulfil the criteria for an asd  therefore if this report appears skewed to my sons difficulties this is to enable those in his life to better understand his needs

 

what i dont get is in one hand saying has asd then saying he hasent am i rght or am i missing somthing any help trying to understand this would be greatfull as she is out till next week and we have an appointment with her a week tomorow thank you very much

 

from cherrie

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  • Hi Cherrie,

    Basically, those three areas cover the aspects that those with varying types of ASD struggle with. So for example, someone with servere ASD will have significant issues in all three areas, but someone with higher functioning ASD such as Aspergers Syndrome, will -still- struggle in these areas, just not as much as someone further down the spectrum, e.g. your son might have effective coping mechanisms or might not dislay his true feelings, which is why they are seeing if he needs help via a diagnosis. If he is struggling but not saying so, or is very young, a diagnosis will help him in later life when differences between him and others become more obvious.

    Hope this helped.

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  • Hi Cherrie,

    Basically, those three areas cover the aspects that those with varying types of ASD struggle with. So for example, someone with servere ASD will have significant issues in all three areas, but someone with higher functioning ASD such as Aspergers Syndrome, will -still- struggle in these areas, just not as much as someone further down the spectrum, e.g. your son might have effective coping mechanisms or might not dislay his true feelings, which is why they are seeing if he needs help via a diagnosis. If he is struggling but not saying so, or is very young, a diagnosis will help him in later life when differences between him and others become more obvious.

    Hope this helped.

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