Autism

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Discovery Dave May 2013 4:06pm, 7 May 2013 12,172 posts	0 Discovery Dave Does anyone know what's involved in the diagnosis process for autism? Is there a test, how does it work, and how objective/final is it?
Oysterboy May 2013 4:08pm, 7 May 2013 6,263 posts	0 Oysterboy Stander's your man surely.
eL Bee! May 2013 4:10pm, 7 May 2013 18,480 posts	0 eL Bee! fmail V'rap!!
Velociraptor May 2013 4:18pm, 7 May 2013 25,216 posts	0 Velociraptor Depends on the age of the person and, in most places, on the available professionals. In a child, the diagnostic process, although designed to assess whether or not the child's features/behaviour meet the defined diagnostic criteria, isn't particularly structured. It involves interviewing parents and sometimes other carers or professionals involved with them, talking to the child and getting them to perform age-appropriate tasks, and the production of a detailed report setting out the situation and advising on specific things that might be helpful.
Discovery Dave May 2013 4:22pm, 7 May 2013 12,173 posts	0 Discovery Dave I know I should be fine with this. But I'm not.
Velociraptor May 2013 4:25pm, 7 May 2013 25,217 posts	0 Velociraptor In an adult, it's better than it used to be but it's still difficult for an adult who has autism but is functioning well OR who has autism in combination with other severe learning disabilities or physical disabilities to get a definite diagnosis.
Discovery Dave May 2013 4:27pm, 7 May 2013 12,175 posts	0 Discovery Dave It's not for me. It's for my little boy. Which is a bit hard to take, to be honest.
Velociraptor May 2013 4:28pm, 7 May 2013 25,218 posts	0 Velociraptor It IS hard. Did you suspect anything yourself, Dave?
Discovery Dave May 2013 4:33pm, 7 May 2013 12,177 posts	0 Discovery Dave Not unless I am too. He's just like me.
Pestomum May 2013 4:37pm, 7 May 2013 2,910 posts	0 Pestomum (I don't 100% agree with that one and neither does 2FF xxx)