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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

 

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  • hi Cherrie - yes, can imagine the letter was rather confusing, but I think KaloJaro's reply helps clarify things.  When you have your nxt mtg you can seek more clarification.....sometimes making a list of questions can be useful because it's easy to get sidetracked into discussions + kick yourself later because you forgot to ask something you wanted to....at least that's what can happen to me! When my son was 1st diagnosed, over 20 yrs ago, some professionals used the phrase "autistic tendencies".  I found this confusing - was he or wasn't he autistic??  Some professionals sd he was "a little boy with autism" but others were using different phraseology, altho it meant the same thing.  In the end I pushed the issue with the "autistic tendency" faction + it became clear they were trying to lessen the "impact" as they saw it, by softening the phrase.  So, yes your child will have his strengths + weaknesses, alongside his asd. It's helpful that they are pointing these out.   Take the time to reflect + think things thru before your nxt meeting - it isn't too far away.  bw

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  • hi Cherrie - yes, can imagine the letter was rather confusing, but I think KaloJaro's reply helps clarify things.  When you have your nxt mtg you can seek more clarification.....sometimes making a list of questions can be useful because it's easy to get sidetracked into discussions + kick yourself later because you forgot to ask something you wanted to....at least that's what can happen to me! When my son was 1st diagnosed, over 20 yrs ago, some professionals used the phrase "autistic tendencies".  I found this confusing - was he or wasn't he autistic??  Some professionals sd he was "a little boy with autism" but others were using different phraseology, altho it meant the same thing.  In the end I pushed the issue with the "autistic tendency" faction + it became clear they were trying to lessen the "impact" as they saw it, by softening the phrase.  So, yes your child will have his strengths + weaknesses, alongside his asd. It's helpful that they are pointing these out.   Take the time to reflect + think things thru before your nxt meeting - it isn't too far away.  bw

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