Autism

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Tracey G May 2013 3:34pm, 10 May 2013 2,439 posts	0 Tracey G I'd like to thank Dave for starting this thread😀
Discovery Dave May 2013 4:42pm, 10 May 2013 12,228 posts	0 Discovery Dave Hey, I just asked a question. It was the awesome Fetchies that made the thread with the frank, open and sensitively-put views...
jono May 2013 6:40pm, 10 May 2013 12,020 posts	0 jono no but like I said Dave I was thinking why isn't there a thread on Fetch to do with ASD - you read my mind and here it is. Just been booking cinema tickets for me and Joe to watch IM3 - Joe likes to sit right at the front, these seats are always coloured RED - as they are reserved for disabled customers. Joe doesn't understand this and thankfully when we've been to the pictures in the past, these seats are free. Even that turned into a desperate discussion about where we were going to sit. Its better to book on line as Joe does not like to have to make choices, shouting at the poor young lad behind the counter last time we went. A quick explanation calmed the young lad down - this is normally accompanied by my harried looking face. so Mrs J is going to ring the pictures and try and get us on those sits - better to be safe than sorry - or face a melt down. Thats one of the other things in Life - you can't be spontaneous, everything has to be planned.
roz May 2013 7:06pm, 10 May 2013 732 posts	0 roz Just stumbled upon this. I read the first few pages, I hope it has helped you, Dave. It can come as a bit of a shock. My youngest is on the spectrum and to begin with I just thought she hadn't grown out of terrible two temper tantrums. I struggled with her behaviour and was eventually referred to camhs when she was about six. They hinted at aspergers and when I researched it I thought that is not like her at all. The older she has got (she is almost 9) the more autistic traits show through. She attends mainstream school but has difficulties with social and communication issues. I'm still learning about how she thinks and trying to make life easier for her and less frustrating for aIl of us. The one thing I have learnt is autism is so vast and as all children she is an individual so although autism may shape some of her behaviour, she is not just an autistic child. She's my Yaseroo and that is what makes her, not the autism. Oh and the questions they initially asked made me realise that my husband is classically autistic, which has helped me understand him enormously.
roz May 2013 7:12pm, 10 May 2013 733 posts	0 roz Meant to say, I've only read the first few pages but will read back when girls in bed, I'm all for learning from other people, bit green at this still.
halfpint May 2013 7:40pm, 10 May 2013 15,034 posts	0 halfpint As one of my fellow trainee Ed Psychs likes to say 'it doesn't matter if you call it blue soup or autism, you're still dealing with the same thing'. There are lots of strategies the school can use to adjust their teaching or the classroom to suit your child (whether or not he has a diagnosis). Up here we use something called an ADOS assessment but this would be used alongside other information from parents, teachers, Ed Psych etc to make a diagnosis. I'm not sure how the system works down south but the first step here would be a consultation with parents, teaching staff and Ed Psych. They can advise you about what a diagnosis would mean and what services might be available if they thought it was necessary (lots of kids manage in mainstream classes).
touche turtle May 2013 7:42pm, 10 May 2013 367 posts	0 touche turtle Dave, in answer to your original post, this was the process I followed to have my son diagnosed. Your child's school/Nursery need to get someone in from the local authority to observe him. They will then put their observations in writing to take to your child's GP who will decide if your child needs to be referred to a consultant paediatrician. The consultant paediatrician will spend time talking to you about your child, family history etc. They will then perform a number of test involving balance, co-ordination etc (first appointment lasted 2 hours). At this point they should be able to give you an informal diagnosis and then you will be required to return for further observations where a formal diagnosis will be given. But just to be clear there is no medical test to diagnose autism it is purely an opinion of the professionals.
Tracey G May 2013 7:42pm, 10 May 2013 2,440 posts	0 Tracey G Andre's communication is echolalia.
Columba May 2013 10:00pm, 10 May 2013 1,989 posts	0 Columba What, all of it?
Tracey G May 2013 11:01pm, 10 May 2013 2,441 posts	0 Tracey G Not all of it Columba. I had to google it to find out what it means.