Following on from the "SALT says not autism" thread I am interested to know the differences in how these kids are being diagnosed. It seems to me that there should be a standard process in place in all areas but that does not seem to be the case at all.
For us this was how it happened:
Ds started at a bi-lingual nursery, after a few weeks his teacher asked if she could get a Paediatrician in to observe ds. She came and said we should have ds assessed for a socialisation disorder (terrified at this point.)
We decided to move nurseries in case the bi-lingual environment was complicating things (classic ostrich).
2nd Nursery said the same after a couple of weeks so I took him to GP. She referred to our local Child Development Team. Went for three appointments with Developmental Paed with various tests and observations, one appointment also attended by a Child Psychologist.
Recieved diagnosis 6 months after he was referred to Development Team
It was all very straightforward for us even though ds is high on the spectrum. It is clear from reading many of the posts on here that it not the case for everyone. I know many on here have had to work much harder for a diagnosis and still not got it. So what is your story?
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sunfleurs · 09/07/2009 19:21
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