How to pursue diagnosis without making my son feel that there is something wrong with him

Hi there, I think you worry a bit too much. At the age of four there is still so much going on that doesn't make sense to us (to anyone, I mean) that we see a lot of things just as normal as long as the behaviour of others (yours in that case) don't suggest otherwise. I don't know how such an assessment is done at that age, but would think it's quite playful and people doing it will be good with kids, so I would be really surprised if he is made felt as if something were wrong with him. Guess it may take a while until he has the assessment, but still, I'd think it will still take longer until there is such a risk. You being relaxed about it as if this is just what every kid does is perhaps the most difficult part, but I think if you manage that and present it to him as something totally normal that's simply done because someone has some interest in him then he will see it like that too. I can't remember any of the medical checks everybody had at that age. And if it requires something difficult (long journey, long wait somewhere, something that potentially upsets him after all then perhaps try to do something he likes soon afterwards to sweeten it a bit and create new memories that make any unpleasant ones fade. Somehow that's so much easier at that age than at yours...

That's actually really good advice. Thank you so much for taking the time to share it with me. I was just a little concerned as to what explanation I could offer him for the initial GP visit. But aciting like it is just a standard assessment never even crossed my mind! Kicking myself now

That's actually really good advice. Thank you so much for taking the time to share it with me. I was just a little concerned as to what explanation I could offer him for the initial GP visit. But aciting like it is just a standard assessment never even crossed my mind! Kicking myself now