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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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  • There's a whole spectrum of degrees from the most neurotypical to the most severe autistic, however, the medical profession draws entirely artificial lines within this spectrum and gives them labels, such as "Asperger's", "High-functioning", "Autism", and so on.

    So, from what you've posted, it sounds like that, rather than saying they don't know whether your son is autistic, they're saying that the report only highlights those of his characteristics that are relevent to which of these entirely artificial criteria apply to him.

    Or, in other words, rather than just say "You're son has Asperger's" they're saying "your son has this, that, and those other, characteristics of the autistic spectrum".

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  • There's a whole spectrum of degrees from the most neurotypical to the most severe autistic, however, the medical profession draws entirely artificial lines within this spectrum and gives them labels, such as "Asperger's", "High-functioning", "Autism", and so on.

    So, from what you've posted, it sounds like that, rather than saying they don't know whether your son is autistic, they're saying that the report only highlights those of his characteristics that are relevent to which of these entirely artificial criteria apply to him.

    Or, in other words, rather than just say "You're son has Asperger's" they're saying "your son has this, that, and those other, characteristics of the autistic spectrum".

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