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Can u reverse a diagnosis

Sudista

Son is 16, he was diagnosed when he was 9 YO he is very high functioning. He thinks that the diagnosis is wrong or maybe what he needed help with like fine motor skills and social cues are now “well mastered “ He wants to challenge his diagnosis and he thinks that whatever is written is not representative of him anymore. Can we do that? He was diagnosed at Springfield Hospital Tooting, how can we get them to see him please? Any help much appreciated. It doesn’t help also that the field he wants don’t take autistic children.

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  • Sounds like your son is autistic. they don't often give out a diagnosis if you don't have autism. just because he can mask it now doesn't mean he doesn't have autism. he's still autistic and always will be.

    he should speak to his GP if he genuinely believes that he's not autistic but i would advise him not to try and get rid of a diagnosis just to get a job in the military because there are hundreds of jobs and one day autistic people will be able to work for the military. 

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  • Sounds like your son is autistic. they don't often give out a diagnosis if you don't have autism. just because he can mask it now doesn't mean he doesn't have autism. he's still autistic and always will be.

    he should speak to his GP if he genuinely believes that he's not autistic but i would advise him not to try and get rid of a diagnosis just to get a job in the military because there are hundreds of jobs and one day autistic people will be able to work for the military. 

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  • in reply to piggy1401

    I totally agree with you, I don’t want to take the diagnosis away, I want him to get re evaluated because it might be he is now capable to have developed his own regulations strategies… I know that autistic peoples are so different. My son tbh I can see his autism only in his willingness to do something when others say he can’t . Some people call it “rigidity” I don’t like that word, I always tried to empower him, so I will say he is a strong willed child. I feel he knows he is autistic but like you said for the sake of the army, he is willing to sacrifice himself which I deep down find it very risky for him in the long run.