Advantage of ASD diagnosis?

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DS is not neuro typical, we know that, school know that, they say that as he is doing fine academically (at the moment) he can access all the help he needs in the classroom. He’s bright and I suspect he masks in school.

We suspect ASD (specifically Asperger’s as was) and school think ADHD. He is on a NHS waitlist.

DH has agreed that we can go private but has asked what advantage a diagnosis would bring (apart from possibly medicating ADHD).

He is 7 and in KS2, I feel it’s a crucial time to tackle it as work is only going to get harder but in a class of 30 he will muddle through.

If diagnosed with ASD or ADHD will school treat him differently?

Imo having a diagnosis is really helpful, my daughter is also bright but struggles emotionally and socially. This means the school are able to support her rather than treating it as bad behaviour.

My daughter similar age to your son and managing not too bad at present with some support but a lot of people say it gets much harder for them in high school. They can hit a crisis point quite quickly with the transition and if you are only then starting the diagnosis process then it can take a long time to get support in place.

Hi, my ds was diagnosed at 6, but a friend of mine waited 4yrs before her ds got his diagnosis at nearly 11. She said her ds found it a relief to be able to understand his differences. My ds is now in 1st of high school, and it's been a very challenging year. I can't imagine how much harder it would've been if we didn't have a diagnosis and therefore no understanding from staff or support.