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If your DC was later diagnosed autistic…

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Ponderingthemeaningoflife · 17/12/2022 08:54

…did they point as babies/toddlers, and play peekaboo? I find those questions so strange on the questionnaire (DC referred for assessment). DC did both but that doesn’t mean they are not autistic!

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HoollyWugger · 21/12/2022 08:09

biscuitbadger · 17/12/2022 09:24

Definitely - really socially engaged, and people would comment on great eye contact from when he was a baby. Loved peekaboo. We have always had people dismissing concerns because he's just so sociable.

Diagnosed at 11 after years on waiting list. Main issues were around things like sensory, emotional dysregulation/overwhelm, understanding of social cues and expectations, communication of needs/feelings, demand avoidance, rigid thinking, transitions, anxiety...

But always very motivated to seek out people and can be extremely outgoing and engaging.

There is a Tony Attwood video I watched on YouTube where he talks about a particular subset of aspie kids who rather than retreating, kind of barge into stuff, talk too much, try and take over games. This was a lightbulb moment for me.

This sounds like my boy! Can I ask what has worked for your DC?

Choccolatte · 21/12/2022 08:16

Mine loved pointing, especially when aged about 20 months would point and declare "man" or "woman" very loudly dependent on hair length!

lifeinthehills · 21/12/2022 08:17

Choccolatte · 21/12/2022 08:16

Mine loved pointing, especially when aged about 20 months would point and declare "man" or "woman" very loudly dependent on hair length!

My husband (autistic) still points a lot when he wants me to look at something. He's 50.

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biscuitbadger · 21/12/2022 08:39

@HoollyWugger it's quite a recent diagnosis, I don't feel like we have any answers particularly, sorry! We're just now starting to get a bit more support from school and linking in with local services.

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