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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 10428" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Coleen, I do hope you get some answers that help you. Social stories are good for a number of problems - basically, ANY kid who needs helps in adapting to social situations. I had begun to write my own bits for difficult child 3 which I later found out were social stories. Sometimes you work things out for yourself. That's why I tell people to trust their parental instincts and to have faith in yourself.</p><p></p><p>As for the brilliant diagnostic skills if psychologists and 'expert' school staff - difficult child 3's school counsellor was exclaiming in delight as to how well he was doing (based on her standing on the veranda and watching the kids in the playground, from a distance) and how well he blended in like all the other kids in the compulsory school uniform. "He's just like the other kids, he's fitting in so well! And his language skills are now in the normal range - this all means that he's no longer autistic!" she exclaimed brightly.</p><p></p><p>I gently pointed out that having a HISTORY of language delay mean that he would always qualify for a diagnosis of autism - learning to talk meant squat,except that he was adapting well and was in the "high-functioning" category.</p><p></p><p>Idiot woman. And on the basis of remarks like that from an alleged expert in her position, kids can lose all funding support. Of course, difficult child 3 was NOT doing as well as she claimed - it was just that he's adapted, behaviour-wise, to mimic the other kids sufficiently so from a distance he was hard to pick out. From a distance you can't hear echolalia, obsessive pressured speech, other kids telling difficult child 3 to 'stay away, you freak', and so on.</p><p></p><p>Coleen, welcome to the wonderful world of sceptical Warrior Mum mode. You take the good stuff and use it with gratitude. You listen to all suggestions and follow up on the ones that seem to fit the best. If something you try works brilliantly, you keep it. If it doesn't work, you discard it. And you learn to do this with confidence and positivity, never letting yourself be put down or devalued. You are now your child's best advocate and most knowledgeable expert.</p><p></p><p>Hold that thought. Good luck.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 10428, member: 1991"] Coleen, I do hope you get some answers that help you. Social stories are good for a number of problems - basically, ANY kid who needs helps in adapting to social situations. I had begun to write my own bits for difficult child 3 which I later found out were social stories. Sometimes you work things out for yourself. That's why I tell people to trust their parental instincts and to have faith in yourself. As for the brilliant diagnostic skills if psychologists and 'expert' school staff - difficult child 3's school counsellor was exclaiming in delight as to how well he was doing (based on her standing on the veranda and watching the kids in the playground, from a distance) and how well he blended in like all the other kids in the compulsory school uniform. "He's just like the other kids, he's fitting in so well! And his language skills are now in the normal range - this all means that he's no longer autistic!" she exclaimed brightly. I gently pointed out that having a HISTORY of language delay mean that he would always qualify for a diagnosis of autism - learning to talk meant squat,except that he was adapting well and was in the "high-functioning" category. Idiot woman. And on the basis of remarks like that from an alleged expert in her position, kids can lose all funding support. Of course, difficult child 3 was NOT doing as well as she claimed - it was just that he's adapted, behaviour-wise, to mimic the other kids sufficiently so from a distance he was hard to pick out. From a distance you can't hear echolalia, obsessive pressured speech, other kids telling difficult child 3 to 'stay away, you freak', and so on. Coleen, welcome to the wonderful world of sceptical Warrior Mum mode. You take the good stuff and use it with gratitude. You listen to all suggestions and follow up on the ones that seem to fit the best. If something you try works brilliantly, you keep it. If it doesn't work, you discard it. And you learn to do this with confidence and positivity, never letting yourself be put down or devalued. You are now your child's best advocate and most knowledgeable expert. Hold that thought. Good luck. Marg [/QUOTE]
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