Son diagnosed with ASD and Verbal Dyspraxia

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Adam is 3 years and 8 months old and has been totally none verbal. There is nothing wrong with his hearing or understanding; in fact he is very bright.

After two weeks of assessments at home and ADOS, also observing him at pre-school we went for the ?parent feedback? appointment yesterday.

The diagnosis is Adam has autism and verbal dyspraxia.

I thought that I was prepared for the results, as both had been previously mentioned as a possibility but to have both is just a bloody shock.

The positives are; he is in a brilliant pre-school linked to the primary school we want him to go to. Also they said he is going to get a statement so he will get a place at the primary, where they are already planning his transition and the extra support he will need.

But the best of all, Adam said his FIRST WORD ?da da? meaning daddy in November and now he calls me ?na na? and himself ?din nar?
So he has the grand total of 3 words which he uses consistently and appropriately and I couldn?t be prouder of him.

So we have to pick ourselves up and carry on, it?s going to be a long road with years of speech therapy but I am confident that one day he will be driving me mad with his incessant chatter, I can?t wait.

Hello and welcome to the board.

It is a bittersweet feeling getting the dx - good that finally some help will be forthcoming, but the finality of it hits you doesn't it. For me though, in some ways it came as closure to the awful 'is he/isn't he' period.

Great news that the move to the primary school will be supported so well.

All I know at this point is that our dc can surprise us in ways we never thought possible. My ds is 3.9 and was diagnosed with asd last autumn. We started ABA around the same time, and he has made more progress in six months than I would ever have believed.

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Hi we got an ASD dx for ds(7) on monday, he already had ADHD dx.

It's horrid,isn't it.

I have had lots of advice and support here, I joined in may when we got the adhd dx but this lastest dx has really upset me.

Still like you say we have to carry on.
Posters on here told me to take some time coming to terms with it so I would pass that advice onto you.

Be kind to yourself.

Your ds sounds lovely btw.

You need time to grieve and cry. Google 'welcome to Holland' It's a bit schmultzy but helped me. Your DS hasn't changed though, he's still your lovely boy and his personality will always shine through any dx. My DS 2 with ASD is so special, I have a hard time not having favourites among my 3 boys.

This post has been so helpful, thank you. We saw the Paediatrian today with 3 yr old son, who has no words at all yet, at the start of the assessments journey, but ASD and dyspraxia were both mentioned. We're being sent to physio, occupational therapy and the educational psyc, and for blood tests. It's all come as a bit of a shock and I all of a sudden feel so lonely. But it's good to be reminded that he's still our much loved son and that progress will happen. Also that it's ok to feel rubbish about it all, rather than having to "pull myself together" like a friend told me today x