Finally! A diagnosis!

[2boysnamedR]

Well lets see if it ever comes through via a report!

Ds has dyspraxia and learning difficulties. He does not have asd. The pead was shocked that the lea refused to assess him and more shocked that the ed Pyhco will not see him.

Just got home to a physio letter for the baby which states his old brother has dyspraxia and sensory processing disorder!! Lets hope we get one for ds saying he has this.

Feel nothing still of course as it means nothing without school getting on board.

Hi 2boys,

I'm so sorry and hooray! Goodness, I hope you feel you have something tangible to work with now and a stick to beat a path forward.

I hope you have time to be kind to yourself too. You're doing really great.

2boys, that's great news. Let's hope it's good ammunition to get them on side :)

How wonderful for you! That is one definite step forward.

That's great 2boys hopefully this will wake your ds's school up - well done.

brilliant. Glad you made progress and finally got a dx for DS.

out of curiosity - how/why did the paed rule out ASD? iirc, ASD was one of your major concerns.

Yes I always thought he had asd. She said he very clearly does not as he makes good eye contact. Has friends who he cares about. Changes facial expression in conversation. She said even at the top end with asperges he is to good socially. She has given us a behaviour test - conners scale but thinks he is to chilled for ADHD. Also he has appropriate behaviour in front of her. Knowing to sit, listen and reply to her. Still he has his tics and does not always respond to me, have much wonder of the world or be very chatty. I think maybe he just finds talking to much like hard work.

Had my first "you should be more positive" remark. Yes I should be more happy my child will never get over this or be normal but hey ho it could be worse right? Well not for me right now. Not for him - unless he succeeds in getting himself run over one day

Hi 2boys I am glad you are going to get something on paper to help you get the right support for your Ds.

Sadly there will always be stupid, ignorant people who say stupid things. You will grow a thick skin and either ignore them or do what I have always wanted to do and ask them if they realise how ignorant they are.

Take some time to get used to your Ds's diagnosis and then start to get the right support for him.

Good luck