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SIX YEAR OLD SON WITH ASD

puffin

Hi All,

New to this site, my son has not yet been formally diagnosed but his teacher called us in to shool ten months ago now after my son was struggling to settle into P1, she first suggested he was on the spectrum my husband and i were blissfully unaware Frown he is our only child and we live in a remote area so we have never really compared him to others!  We now meet every 3 months with his school and he is progressing and i am more confused than ever!!  i have read loads of books and still have more questions. I am sad and yet know how lucky i am to have my lovely child but i fear for him his naievity,his anxiety in new situations, he does not stand out from the crowd too much at the moment but i fear this will worsen with age.  I suspect Aspergers as he was not late in developement and is quite clever.  His school say not worth being formally accessed till he is due to go to high school as there is no more they can do locally.  At the moment they run a lego club, and do circle time to cover emotions, is there any thing else that can be done ?  They say they are dealing with any issues he has not been statemented, should i get him assessed?  It is just i have read early intervention can be a great help and i want to do all i can.

Thank you

 

 

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  • By no means does he need a label but if you have the referal and it does point to asd you dont have to agree to a statement .My son has had alot of funding in school before his diagnosis as he is on action plus support , i no you live in a remote place but if a full time one to one is needed funding is there from goverment , it wud create a job for some one or someone may travel to the school from another area x

    Its can be very difficult to get your head round , i felt like i was labeling my son at 1st and wasnt happy about that .But as time has moved on in certain situatuations i do find it easier to just explain to people he has asd ,because of his meltdowns .I think it helps peoples awareness so as they consider things before judging poeple .

    I would also say for sure my husband has autistic traits , iv been with him 9 years an at times have despaired at his attitude .But learning more and more about autism i cud definatley see this was the reason why he  was so blinkered at times .I suppose like i did , you just love and accepet them for who they are and work your way through issues .I dont no when it happened but i changed my approach and gave him time to process things and then he would always come thru in the end . He agrees himself that he thinks he has it mildly ,an he is a succsesful man as im sure your husband is.

    So there is always hope for our kids even more so as there is an exellent network of support and awareness now xxx

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  • By no means does he need a label but if you have the referal and it does point to asd you dont have to agree to a statement .My son has had alot of funding in school before his diagnosis as he is on action plus support , i no you live in a remote place but if a full time one to one is needed funding is there from goverment , it wud create a job for some one or someone may travel to the school from another area x

    Its can be very difficult to get your head round , i felt like i was labeling my son at 1st and wasnt happy about that .But as time has moved on in certain situatuations i do find it easier to just explain to people he has asd ,because of his meltdowns .I think it helps peoples awareness so as they consider things before judging poeple .

    I would also say for sure my husband has autistic traits , iv been with him 9 years an at times have despaired at his attitude .But learning more and more about autism i cud definatley see this was the reason why he  was so blinkered at times .I suppose like i did , you just love and accepet them for who they are and work your way through issues .I dont no when it happened but i changed my approach and gave him time to process things and then he would always come thru in the end . He agrees himself that he thinks he has it mildly ,an he is a succsesful man as im sure your husband is.

    So there is always hope for our kids even more so as there is an exellent network of support and awareness now xxx

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