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Trauma or ASD?

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deathbecomesherhead · 16/01/2025 23:13

Child age 6 presenting with close similarities to both.. how to distinguish?

Sensory sensitivity
Social interaction
Trouble with transitions

I've been looking into autism, BPD and Trauma

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user902101 · 19/01/2025 09:36

Find a SALT who specialises in autism (sorry don’t like the disorder label) and get an assessment. We weren’t seeing a fobbed off with trauma for years after a paediatrician assumed I was neurotic. It was autism and it was SALTs who could see it when schools and everyone else told me they didn’t see any issues… good luck

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deathbecomesherhead · 17/01/2025 12:26

@BrightYellowTrain this is brilliant thanks so much

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BrightYellowTrain · 17/01/2025 11:40

BPD would not and should not be diagnosed at 6.

Trauma and ASD can go hand in hand in a number of cases.

You might find this article a basic starting point. You might also find the Coventry Grid helpful to look at - it is based on attachment difficulties vs ASD, but sometimes the signs of attachments difficulties and the signs of trauma can look the same/similar and some find helpful to look at.