ASD diagnosis

[occy]

Hi I'm new to mumsnet although have heard loads about you from my best friend Wedgies mum. I'm a specialist advisory teacher for ASD and am studying for a post graduate diploma in ASD. I have an assignment that goes as follows "Diagnosis is usually more helpful to parents than professionals" Discuss this statement in relation to how helpful a diagnosis of ASD has been in your work with children and their parents.
I wondered if any of you who have had a child diagnosed with autism had any feelings on this, or any information as to how helpful or not a diagnosis has been. I would be very grateful for any response to this! Thanks!!

Hi,
Might be best to post on the 'Special needs' bord, there are many parents of ASD children on there including me, i am going through dx with both of my daughters aged 4.7 and 2,6, my eldest has possible Aspergers and my youngest ASD, dd1 should be getting a dx in the next few months, dd2 is still very young so we are not expecting a dx until she's at least 3.5.

Welcome

s Marne said, sn might be a better bet

Please feel free to email me (peaches and cream 04 @ bt internet. com), delete spaces; I'm a ,mum of 4, 2 asd 1 with a formal dx who wrote essays on this topic as part of her degree 2 years ago.

Where are you studying? I was going to do th MA in asd in Caerleon but well- got og insteadd. Maybe one day.