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Nursery suspect asd

Kforkaterina

My ds3 has been showing signs of high functioning austism at nursery, and theyve asked me to call my health visitor. My son is very academically bright, and can read like a 6/7 year old. I think he does show some indications of asd; he loves order and rules. He struggles with transitions, and he's not too keen on children his own age, but he is getter much better at playing with his peers. He also seems to have a few mild sensory issues. 

He is also very empathetic, loves cuddles, understands sarcasm and word play jokes. He doesn't have tantrums at home and I'm dubious. I am happy to have him assessed, maybe I'm blind to it. However, my sister in law (who is a senco), says that he won't get any extra help anyway, because he doesn't need it. Therefore, is there any benefit in having a diagnosis? I'd love to hear other people's experiences. This is all very new to me. 

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  • In my experience there's nothing to lose by getting these things checked out. The nursery will have seen a lot of kids come through and might be more attuned to the signs. You can't always rely on your own understanding of the 'classic' signs of autism. For example, my autistic son is very cuddly and gets sarcasm too - most of his issues are sensory. On the other hand, most children of nursery age like to have structure and aren't keen on transitions, so it's really hard to tell. I think the best thing is to get assessed, because if there is ASD, you've got a chance of catching it really early and that will help massively. Despite what your sister-in-law says, knowing that ASD is behind your child's difficulties gives you a whole set of tools to help them. Little changes to my son's routine, and small things like ear defenders when we're out and about, have completely transformed him, and we wouldn't have thought to do that without a diagnosis. Plus, if it you get him assessed and it turns out to be nothing, then you can put it out of your mind, so either way, you win. 

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  • In my experience there's nothing to lose by getting these things checked out. The nursery will have seen a lot of kids come through and might be more attuned to the signs. You can't always rely on your own understanding of the 'classic' signs of autism. For example, my autistic son is very cuddly and gets sarcasm too - most of his issues are sensory. On the other hand, most children of nursery age like to have structure and aren't keen on transitions, so it's really hard to tell. I think the best thing is to get assessed, because if there is ASD, you've got a chance of catching it really early and that will help massively. Despite what your sister-in-law says, knowing that ASD is behind your child's difficulties gives you a whole set of tools to help them. Little changes to my son's routine, and small things like ear defenders when we're out and about, have completely transformed him, and we wouldn't have thought to do that without a diagnosis. Plus, if it you get him assessed and it turns out to be nothing, then you can put it out of your mind, so either way, you win. 

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