Hi All,
i have a few questions that i am genuinely interested about so please dont bash me for coming across ignorant. My 17yo daughter is currently having autism interviews - Q1 how can someone be diagnosed with answering questions? during the interview i was asked to go out and come back in. they asked if i had any questions - i have LOADS but didnt want to come across as difficult especially infront of my daughter. they spoke about traits of autism, how someone with autism may react in different circumstances i.e feeling pressure from a job or task (Q2 - dont we all feel pressure?) or how we figure things out differently (Q3 we all have our own way, dont we?) i have reading about different types and came across HFA -Q4 if a child is too intelligent for their age brackett, are they automatically assumed autistic? one question i did ask the 'professionals' was - so if a child is exceeding or needing a bit more help with mile stones are they autistic? (Q5) they couldnt give me a straight answer - it appears that autism (and ADHD) are labels of society - i cant get my head around these 'labels' if a child (or adult) is not doing things the way its expected in the "book of life" ......
please dont bash me as i said above my daughter is currently been assessed for autism (but i will be honest and say i dont think she has it) i think alot of todays stresses is caused by internet influence.
i hope someone can help me understand 😊
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mercury1983 · 20/11/2018 16:29
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