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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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  • As someone on the spectrum myself, I'd just like to say what the other posters have said about eye-contact is spot on!

    Don't try to force your son to look you, or anyone else in the eyes. It often does our heads in.

    Likewise, don't force him to do things he finds difficult (like talking to strangers). It often does our heads in.

    And, we are often very reward motivated, but be careful not to use the removal of rewards as a punishment (as in "you won't get 'a reward' if...").

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  • As someone on the spectrum myself, I'd just like to say what the other posters have said about eye-contact is spot on!

    Don't try to force your son to look you, or anyone else in the eyes. It often does our heads in.

    Likewise, don't force him to do things he finds difficult (like talking to strangers). It often does our heads in.

    And, we are often very reward motivated, but be careful not to use the removal of rewards as a punishment (as in "you won't get 'a reward' if...").

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