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Borderline diagnosis

NAS74719

Hi, 

My son and husband both have ASD but I'm actually selling advice for a friend who's adult son has considerable difficulties with social interaction which is affecting his ability to perform interviews and his ability to form meaningful relationships.  He is now suffering with severe depression.

His mum thinks that he has ASD and he has been assessed and diagnosed as borderline.  They are both now left wondering what this actually means for him and what support he can get. 

Has anyone else experienced this and do you have any advice on where to go from here? 

Parents

  • Hi,

    Sorry  I don't think i've made myself clear.  What I meant is that the diagnosis was borderline autism or very mild. 

    He was offered the same support as someone b who has been given a straightforward diagnosis of ASD.

    This is really confusing for my friend. Has anyone else experienced this?

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  • Hi,

    Sorry  I don't think i've made myself clear.  What I meant is that the diagnosis was borderline autism or very mild. 

    He was offered the same support as someone b who has been given a straightforward diagnosis of ASD.

    This is really confusing for my friend. Has anyone else experienced this?

Children
  • in reply to NAS74719

    Where was the diagnosis made? Most diagnoses, in most places, are plain Autism Spectrum Condition, or Autism Spectrum Disorder, together with a support needs level of 1,2 or 3, with 1 being the lowest and 3 the highest level of support requirement. If he fell a little short of being diagnosed, it could be that he was masking heavily when being assessed, and/or that his questionnaire answers did not fully align with the diagnostic criteria. If his problems are severe, I would ask for a reassessment and be very thorough in matching his traits with those of the diagnostic criteria (which can be found online). Amass as much evidence as possible before re-assessment. It should be treated like an academic exam, having all the facts available and making sure that they are relevant to the question, in this case the question being, "Is this person autistic?"