Social and Communication Disorder

Err, does it matter if he is on the spectrum? What a stupid thing for them to say, Rather a correct diagnosis than half of one. I’m glad he’s being reassessed. Maybe you could start analysing his behaviours, and see if there is in fact anything he does repetitively for example. Many things go unnoticed. And perhaps situations he may find difficult that aren’t related to social communication. As a young child he have played next to other kids instead of with them. He might have been attached to a special toy or object. He might come home from school really tired, or really grumpy…just look at everything to try and build a bigger picture. 
Those of us with higher than average intelligence and good executive skills still have marked differences that affect our lives and the ability to function with consistency. One might wonder if your son is subconsciously masking to fit in, but doesn’t know what he’s doing wrong. He’s doing the same things, but without understanding. It’s tough,  it he can improve with social skills somewhat.

Err, does it matter if he is on the spectrum? What a stupid thing for them to say, Rather a correct diagnosis than half of one. I’m glad he’s being reassessed. Maybe you could start analysing his behaviours, and see if there is in fact anything he does repetitively for example. Many things go unnoticed. And perhaps situations he may find difficult that aren’t related to social communication. As a young child he have played next to other kids instead of with them. He might have been attached to a special toy or object. He might come home from school really tired, or really grumpy…just look at everything to try and build a bigger picture. 
Those of us with higher than average intelligence and good executive skills still have marked differences that affect our lives and the ability to function with consistency. One might wonder if your son is subconsciously masking to fit in, but doesn’t know what he’s doing wrong. He’s doing the same things, but without understanding. It’s tough,  it he can improve with social skills somewhat.

He used to have a favourite colour, toy, etc. As he grew older, he became less attached to a routine. He has no repetitive patterns. He does however love a particular video game and wouldnt stop talking about it. He makes charts and writes detailed pages and pages of data, reads and watches videos to perfect his game. I had to ask him to stop talking to his classmates about that game, because they werent interested, but he wouldnt read the signs, unless told upfront. I'm working with him to improve his social skills, but I'm now often met with resistance, eyes rolling, "whatever mum!". He wants to have friends, but he is expecting the others to adapt to his behaviour. At this point a second assessment seems really necessary, as he will be transitioning to secondary school  next year.