I don't believe that my son has autism...

[adrianna1]

He has been diagnosed with autism....but I really do not think he has it. When they were assessing my DS they said he was a very complicate case, but he had just about enough of the criteria to be diagnosed with autism....

I generally believe that my son has a language delay and ADD...

I am not in denial. But none would believe me anyway and they cannot take away the ASD diagnosis and I am positive that it is not ASD.

Well...if I tell people this they would think that I'm in denial. So I'm not going to mention this to any profession.

Don’t give up. You’re not alone

@PhoenixRainbow

Hello! I'm the original poster. Thanks for
re-enacting the thread. It's funny when you read back over the years about your thought process especially when we first enter the world of ASD/ Special needs... but yes, my first DC whose thread that I wrote about is defined ASD 😂. To be fair though, he does have some good social skills which was why I didn't think it couldn't be possibly ASD but yes, he has ASD through and through.

There is something fascinating about this post - thanks so much for coming back to it OP! So useful for all of us seeking others experiences for the benefit of our DC.

Did i not ask you if you want your child to be diagnosed and did you agree to the assessment? I was asked if i wanted my son to be diagnosed and i said yes even though the doctor wasn't certain and the assessment wasn't by multiple doctors so they are now doing a genetics test.

My sister refused for her son to be diagnosed years ago when he was around 5 and he is doing really well in life now with no sign of Autism at all. He is 24, lives with his wife and graduated from engineering.

I just wanted to thank OP as well, my DS is 10 turning 11, school has twice raised the question of ASD testing, first time about 4 years ago I had a mini-break down and it wasn't discussed again until this month. Testing looks like it will happen 1 year from now, but I am not convinced it's the right way to go. So it's torturous at the moment. DS is an ex-prem born at 24 weeks, has hydrocephalus caused by prematurity and all the associated developmental delays and risks that come with that. I don't get the impression at all that the experts currently dealing with him are looking at him holistically. Thank you again OP. And on it goes.