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Are there benefits to losing an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 580989" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I always thought his main problem was Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) or attachment.</p><p></p><p>Is it a problem if he loses his Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis? If he actually has it, yes. If he doesn't, no. It is very hard for professionals to get the right diagnosis on kids like ours who were adopted and neglected and maybe exposed to drugs/alcohol in utero and maybe inherited stuff from the biological family. It is definitely a work in progress. And it can take a long time...and sometimes it is never completely resolved. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and attachment disorder often seem very much alike so it is very hard to know if your child has Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), I would imagine. </p><p></p><p>You'll sadly have to do what I did and just go one day at a time until he gets older and it becomes very apparent what is driving most of his behavior. Sometimes it is many things. Do you know if he was exposed to substances in utero? Some of us have that info and some of us don't...if we don't have it, that's a big question mark. I have yet to meet a teacher that understands that our adopted kids with no history are different from the rest of the kids they teach. I'm sure they exist somewhere, but I never met any of them. Most never heard of fetal alcohol syndrome and never ever heard of attachment problems. Always remember, they are educators not doctors, although some seem to think they can diagnose based on their experience, but our kids are too complicated for even the best professionals at time, let alone educators.</p><p></p><p>I wish you luck on the same journey that we had to take. We really didn't get anything that felt right or helped our son until he was eleven years old. Most of his diagnosis. before that were dead plain wrong. Use whatever helps him and, because of his complexities, I'd not worry much about the diagnosis UNLESS he is Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). Then in my opinion you need to address it aggressively!! Gentle hugs!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 580989, member: 1550"] I always thought his main problem was Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) or attachment. Is it a problem if he loses his Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis? If he actually has it, yes. If he doesn't, no. It is very hard for professionals to get the right diagnosis on kids like ours who were adopted and neglected and maybe exposed to drugs/alcohol in utero and maybe inherited stuff from the biological family. It is definitely a work in progress. And it can take a long time...and sometimes it is never completely resolved. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and attachment disorder often seem very much alike so it is very hard to know if your child has Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), I would imagine. You'll sadly have to do what I did and just go one day at a time until he gets older and it becomes very apparent what is driving most of his behavior. Sometimes it is many things. Do you know if he was exposed to substances in utero? Some of us have that info and some of us don't...if we don't have it, that's a big question mark. I have yet to meet a teacher that understands that our adopted kids with no history are different from the rest of the kids they teach. I'm sure they exist somewhere, but I never met any of them. Most never heard of fetal alcohol syndrome and never ever heard of attachment problems. Always remember, they are educators not doctors, although some seem to think they can diagnose based on their experience, but our kids are too complicated for even the best professionals at time, let alone educators. I wish you luck on the same journey that we had to take. We really didn't get anything that felt right or helped our son until he was eleven years old. Most of his diagnosis. before that were dead plain wrong. Use whatever helps him and, because of his complexities, I'd not worry much about the diagnosis UNLESS he is Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). Then in my opinion you need to address it aggressively!! Gentle hugs! [/QUOTE]
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