Tell me im doing the right thing?

[Crawling]

Since looking at autisim symptoms for my dd Ive realised her elder brother has alot of symptoms of as.

He is very fussy about food and the seam of his socks. He is very over excitable and has to constantly be told to calm down. When out he forgets to look for cars will run straight out. He had minor speech delay difficulties with potty training and still has accidents now. He has obsessive interests and finds it hard to play games that are not his interest. He has had behaviour issues at school. He dislikes a break in routine. He is 7 btw he also only has one friend. He is described as immature.

But im second guessing myself wondering if theres any point he is scoring ahead in school in most subjects so im not sure if he will get any help out of this. Can people reassure me Im doing the right thing by speaking to gp please? What sort of help and benefit will he get if I push for diagnosis?

Thank you polter I know intelligence is no indicator of autism but I worry they will not give him help because he is ahead in most subjects.

Yet again, I agree with polter (poltergoose fan club member).

My Dd3 is working at mainly above average levels at school, it is socially that she needs help. With making and much more complex, with keeping friends.

She also struggles with anxiety during transitions and other stressful times. One of our main reasons for seeking a diagnosis was so that we could make sure she gets the right support when she moves to secondary school (although I now realise she will probably need a statement for that).

Another reason was to help all the people who spend time with her to understand her and to accept her for who she is and not try to force her to conform when she clearly cant.

For us getting a diagnosis has been very positive.

Good luck whatever you decide

polter LOL

I feel like I have typed "I agree with polter" so many times recently and thought I had better say something in case you thought I was stalking you.

Sorry for the hijack crawling

no problem Ive made the appointment for Monday so we will see how it goes.

There is every point in pursuing it. DS1 is probably the brightest boy his school has ever had, but probably the most disabled by his ASD and ADHD. Even more so than non-verbal DS2. Kids with aspergers are typically of average intelligence or above and are often very bright, which often makes their inability to put their clothes on the right way seem all the more unusual.