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Should I proceed with ASD assessment for my 3 year old?

NAS67130

Hi

My son is almost 3 and has been referred for ASD assessment by a paediatrician. I am really torn about whether to go ahead with it or not.

I feel like if he is on the Autism Spectrum, that he would be on the lower end. He can read, talk, although alot of his speech is stuff he has learned or repeating, and she has said that he would go to a mainstream school but that she has noticed some traits and with my consent she would like to refer him to assessment team.

I just don't know what to do for the best, I feel almost guilty going ahead with it as isn't 3 years old very young to be given a label?  What would be the benefits of getting an official diagnosis and would there be any negative implications of getting one, in terms of his future. I am trying to weigh it all up.

I don't want him to be singled out or to feel different. Plus if he does get a diagnosis, I am going to have to tell him when he is older.

He goes to nursery in September, should I wait and get feedback from his teacher or wait till he is a bit older?

Any advice is welcome as I have no experience  in this sort of situation. Thank you

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  • My son is 3 in ten days and is very similar to what you’ve described in your son. He’s been under development specialist since he was 10 months. I had a phonecall from his paediatrician today. She’s said that from what I’ve told her, what she’s seen (she’s new as his old one retired) and what his nursery have described it sounds like he will meet the criteria for a diagnosis. She’s going to see him again in a few months when hopefully lockdown is eased. Since lockdown he has learnt a lot more through spending more 1-1 time with me than he did at nursery when staff had lots of children to look after. Having a diagnosis would mean that nursery, and school in the future would get more funding to provide more 1-1 support. It also means we would be given more support to help him at home generally too. He’s being referred to speech and language as well as he also directly repeats most things or gives learnt phrases in exact intonations that it was originally said. 

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  • My son is 3 in ten days and is very similar to what you’ve described in your son. He’s been under development specialist since he was 10 months. I had a phonecall from his paediatrician today. She’s said that from what I’ve told her, what she’s seen (she’s new as his old one retired) and what his nursery have described it sounds like he will meet the criteria for a diagnosis. She’s going to see him again in a few months when hopefully lockdown is eased. Since lockdown he has learnt a lot more through spending more 1-1 time with me than he did at nursery when staff had lots of children to look after. Having a diagnosis would mean that nursery, and school in the future would get more funding to provide more 1-1 support. It also means we would be given more support to help him at home generally too. He’s being referred to speech and language as well as he also directly repeats most things or gives learnt phrases in exact intonations that it was originally said. 

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