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HELP !!!!!

Dawn

Hi, oh where to start ! Well my son is now 13 and was diagnosed with ADHD at about the age of seven, that being after i spent 4-5yrs fighting my GP to actually get a referral (incidently still waiting for that, had to take a diversion). Tom has been seing a phyciatrist ever since and currently takes Concerta xl and as thought was plodding along nicely. So to cut a long story short we went on tuesday for our 3 monthly appointment. The Dr told me that she has been seing Tom for a long time now and wasnt going to say anything as she didnt want him to have another "label" to deal with (he was also born with a hand deformity) anyway it seems she thinks he also has ASD and asked if i wanted her to begin getting a diagnosis. YES ! I had never heard of this before so came home and read up on it and to be honest deep down i know that its a case of WHEN and not If we get the results ! He is the same little boy i know and love so why do i feel like my whole world has caved in !! Im worried about what the future holds for him now ? Any advice would be good right now ! Thanks.

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  • hi Dawn - I think a lot of people are affected when they see the diagnosis in black + white, even if they were expecting it.  Your reaction is not unusual.  Having a diagnosis helps to concentrate your thoughts + understand what your son needs.  He is an individual 1st and foremost who has asd.  His asd will affect him to some degree in certain ways.  Understanding this means you can focus on giving or getting him whatever helps.  This site has loads of info about asd so it's a gd idea to check things out here, as well as coming on the posts.  bw 

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  • hi Dawn - I think a lot of people are affected when they see the diagnosis in black + white, even if they were expecting it.  Your reaction is not unusual.  Having a diagnosis helps to concentrate your thoughts + understand what your son needs.  He is an individual 1st and foremost who has asd.  His asd will affect him to some degree in certain ways.  Understanding this means you can focus on giving or getting him whatever helps.  This site has loads of info about asd so it's a gd idea to check things out here, as well as coming on the posts.  bw 

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