My 6 year old is being investigated for autism. It has been a long long time since we first met the paed (8 months) and in that time we have turned ourselves inside out to support him. We never tell him off, we prepare for transitions, we do what we can to help with his sensory issues, we give him supplements.
He is so so much better now than he was and I am worried that he won't score highly enough to get a positive diagnosis. It matters to me because the school hasn't done that much so far to help him and I think they are waiting for a diagnosis to put a proper scheme of support in place. I would also be worried about him going to secondary school (I know it's ages away) without a clear diagnosis.
Am I being silly? Is autism autism and that's that or if he is on a good day might they not diagnose?