Autism

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Velociraptor May 2013 4:43pm, 7 May 2013 25,220 posts	0 Velociraptor Who came up with the suggestion, and why? Sorry. I'm being all the questions, but I'm a nosy cow and I know a bit of stuff about autism.
Discovery Dave May 2013 4:44pm, 7 May 2013 12,178 posts	0 Discovery Dave School did. But I don't know whether the XH sowed it as a seed.
swittle May 2013 4:47pm, 7 May 2013 23,466 posts	0 swittle Any help? autism.org.uk
swittle May 2013 4:49pm, 7 May 2013 23,467 posts	0 swittle And this.... publications.nice.org.uk
Fellrunning May 2013 4:58pm, 7 May 2013 831 posts	0 Fellrunning Like all Neurological stuff its a bit subjective. There's an Autistic Quotient test which is supposed to give a guide as to where an individual sits on the Autistic Spectrum, but unless he was to score spectacularly high it doesn't necessarily mean much (My wife scores 48 out of 50 and is as Autistic as a bicycle). Having ticks or funny habits or being a bit OCD about which way round he keeps his toy cars or whatever isn't, in my amateur view, an indication of Autism. Neither is having a meltdown in Tesco's when he cant have an ice cream. Sometimes I wonder if schools tend to label kids who are different as a sort of "Get out of gaol free" card for poor teaching/discipline. *puts on tin hat and waits to be flamed by the teachers on here"
Fellrunning May 2013 5:02pm, 7 May 2013 832 posts	0 Fellrunning Oh yes and there's a lot of alternative snake oil bollox around Autism, so beware.
heebiejeebie May 2013 5:29pm, 7 May 2013 3,331 posts	0 heebiejeebie I'm led to believe that a label attracts funding that could go towards extra classroom support.
Fellrunning May 2013 5:32pm, 7 May 2013 833 posts	0 Fellrunning Not sure whether that's a hand grenade, a bunch of flowers or one disguised as the other. Fair point though.
Cyclops May 2013 5:33pm, 7 May 2013 717 posts	0 Cyclops There is very little extra money available in schools for child with Autistic Spectrum Disorders because so many children fit somewhere on the spectrum. Some children will get a legally binding Statement of Educational Need; most won't. Even if they do, very little money accompanies it. All children are different and have different needs and nearly all teachers just get on with the job of working with the individuals in their class to do the best they can. Some teachers/schools are not like this...
Cyclops May 2013 5:36pm, 7 May 2013 718 posts	0 Cyclops Oh, and like Vrap said, what leads you to suspect that your child may be on the Autistic Spectrum somewhere?