Is your child diagnosed with autism?

[Hidehi4]

Just out of curiosity how many people who use this forum has a autistic child who has been diagnosed.
YANBU - child has been diagnosed by a professional

YABU - child not autistic, waiting on a assessment

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How is not autistic/waiting on assessment even the same thing?

DD (3 in December) is awaiting assesment, however her consultant said she will be diagnosed by the end of the year.

Took 16 months from referral to diagnosis but finally we are there.

DD1 is diagnosed

The voting isn't going to tell you much, because people who have an autistic child are much more likely to click on a thread with this title than people who don't.

Ds4 was diagnosed at 2.4 years . Took 4 months. I know I'm lucky that the process was so fast for us though

It’s not the same thing. I was just wondering how many people have managed to get their child/children diagnosed and how many are waiting or aren’t autistic

Actually was probably slightly longer as we saw specialist salt first who wrote to the gp asking for a referral. Was probably 5/6 months from talking to the HV. Was diagnosed at 2nd appointment with peads though.

I only found MN years and years ago because my eldest DC had "issues" and I

DS was recently diagnosed at nearly 5, had been waiting/ undergoing assessment since 3.5

I have one diagnosed and one I would like to be assessed but as she masks really well at school, I think it’s going to be an up hill struggle.

Was desperately Googling.

I can't vote, but yes, one DC diagnosed.

1 in 100 hundred children have autism.

@SnarkyBag

1 in 100 hundred children have autism.

I think it's a lot higher than that. DS was diagnosed with autism when he was 5 and when he was at primary school there was always at least one other autistic child in every class he was in. At his nursery, 3 out of 27 children were either diagnosed or on the diagnostic pathway.

@Borka

The voting isn't going to tell you much, because people who have an autistic child are much more likely to click on a thread with this title than people who don't.

Exactly.

I presumed there was going to be a further question, so I don't think people without an autistic child would click, because it doesn't appear to be directed at them.

You do know AIBU is not a random poll taking place for your article right?

@Borka

The voting isn't going to tell you much, because people who have an autistic child are much more likely to click on a thread with this title than people who don't.

Totally agree

In order to get onto the diagnostic pathway there needs to be a good amount of evidence etc. My DC was referred and quickly discharged from camhs initially due to some outdated thinking around ASC signs. He was later referred again and diagnosed.

My daughter was just turned 2 when refered for diagnosis and 2 and 11 months when diagnosised but she was very obvious and it didnt need any assessments just pediatrician saying she was as soon as we had our appointment with them. December 12th 2019 will never forget the day 💗

I've got one of each. But I can only vote for one

1 diagnosed, 2 awaiting assessments

My eldest (11) is on the pathway now. Hopefully diagnosis next year. I've had concerns since he was 18m but was told he was quirky. Lockdown brought his traits out enormously and school and camhs now very involved

Ds1 - raised concerns aged 3, diagnosed with autism aged 9.
Ds2 - raised concerns aged 3, diagnosed with sensory processing disorder aged 8, still waiting for autism assessment aged 13.
Ds5 - raised concerns aged 4 months, diagnosed with autism aged 6.

Im not going to vote as I don't really understand what I'm voting for
But my son was disgusting with autism and learning disabilities at the three and a half after seven months of assessment,s he's non verbal and at a special school ,he was subsequently found to have an underlying rare chromosome disorder.