has anyone ever had a teacher suggest aspergers and ....

[cheeryface]

been totally wrong ?
or anything else and its turned out theres nothing wrong they are just a sensitive child ?

Hi cheeryface. They may, very well, be wrong about your DS. I'm sure it does happen. The only way to know for sure is by getting a professional assessment done, if you think it will help your DS. It's a horrible time of uncertainty, when you keep thinking, 'is he, isn't he?' We can't DX your DS online, we can just advise you to get it checked out. HTH

Teacher cannot make such a pronouncement; they are not trained to do so.

As EllenJane states the surest way forward is to have a professional assessment done (and by a developmental paediatrician). Your GP can refer you.

i can't see how 1 appointment with camhs can rule out a dx of asp,asd, i would ask for a second opinion if your still worried.

and its turned out theres nothing wrong - but there is nothing wrong with a child with Aspergers.

It doesn't change your child. A dx just helps you understand and support them better...... If you want to.

It certainly doesn't make anything wrong with them.....

How old is your child ?
My 5 year old has mild ASD (Aspergers), we always suspected something but didn't alert school as wanted an unbiased opinion. He had not been there long before they called me in for the chat - I got referral from GP to psychologist and got a diagnosis. Most people say they cannot tell there is anything 'wrong' with my son and it is very mild but having a diagnosis is positive step for us as he now gets any extra help he needs.
I have been told it is unusual to get a diagnosis at this age and it normally gets diagnosed at 7 or 8, infant age children are all developing at such different rates that it is hard to diagnose. I know lots of kids my sons age (and he is a twin), lots of them are like him in many ways, but do not have ASD, some stuff is just down to personality.
A professional opinion is the only way of getting a diagnosis and if your not happy get a second opinion - you know your child better than anyone.
Sorry for long message - Goodluck

we have been to camhs and they are arranging for him to see the psychologist. it will be 6-8 weeks . whatever the outcome i know ds2 will be the same boy he was before and then we can figure out how best to help him. Its the waiting thats driving me crazy.
sometimes i think that if i had never sent him to the first high school he was at and the teacher hadnt flippantly suggested aspergers we wouldnt be where we are now.
i am confused and i just want to know if there is a diagnosis .

Hi cheeryface you could ring the National Autistic Society and ask them to send all their info, something for you to read up on while you wait for your apt. I phoned them 3 years ago when i suspected my son had ASD, just had a diagnosis now at 6.5years

ps, diagnosis can come earlier too; my ds was dx at 3.5.

cheeryface, you might not be where you are right now, but you would be in a few years and trust me the earier the dx the better.
Teachers cant make ASD dx, but I think they see enough children in their proffessional life to know when there might be an difficulty with the children and where extra help might be needed.
A dx doesnt change the child

I will watch this thread with interest, we have two DS's. DS2 was Dx ASD about 2 months ago, he's now 3.8. DS1 is aged 6, and his teacher feels he has some 'needs' and so we have gone to GP and had first paed appt, who said he's fine, no ASD, but we have another appt, routine f/up in June to completely rule it out or to say watch and see. DS1 has a couple of things that could be ASD, doesn't like noise or some other things but he is nothing like DS2, who very obviously has ASd and his dx is mild ASD/aspergers. We're not unduly concerned about DS1 but who knows what the outcome will be. I will let you know what the paed says when we've been, Cheeryface-how old is your child?

I see this from both sides as I am parent to a DS with probable ASD and a primary school teacher.
I am eternally grateful to the teacher who told me she felt my son was somewhere on the spectrum as it made me pull my head out of the sand and acknowledge the problems he was having.
However, as a teacher I have had to think long and hard before commenting to a parent over a possible problem as I am in no way shape or form qualified to diagnose. BUT I see many children and I have read up on the best ways to teach and manage children with difficulties so things do stand out. I tend to do a round about discussion without mentioning names of problems and suggest if they are worried about x,y and z it might be worth seeking an opinion from a professional.
My son's teacher is fab. He went through a really rough patch at school and I felt that she really listened and tried strategies that she and I had read about etc.

Yes a pal of mine was told by school her kid was possible aspergers and should be assessed. The GP laughed them out of the room. He is just a very honest, very Tell it as he sees it child, and is now doing extremely well in all areas of life.

teachers used to say it about my son, I thought they were wrong, they were right, but it is good as we are now getting him help in time for high school