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high functioning autism

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bubblagirl · 15/05/2008 16:44

most of you will know me already as my ds has speech disorder

well we had our assessments today and he has been diagnosed with high functioning autism

not to sure what to expect or how im feeling at moment guess i just want to hear from others in same situation as me

as all of a sudden i feel so alone had convinced myself just speech delay and now i know its not

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jellyhead · 15/05/2008 17:49

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keevamum · 15/05/2008 17:48

It means that your child has autism but is at the higher functioning end of the scale so he will have less problems than most but will probably need lots of help with developing social interactions and communicating appropriately with people. The NAS should be of help to you but as you find out more you need to keep in mind each individual is different so he may not develop all the typical symptoms. How old is he? How does he communicate with you at the moment?

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bubblagirl · 15/05/2008 17:42

thanks cargirl i need all the hugs i can get right now x

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CarGirl · 15/05/2008 17:32

hugs, I know nothing but I'm sure it is very hard when your world is turned upside down like that.

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bubblagirl · 15/05/2008 17:30
Sad
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