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Back home (so soon) after our Psychologist appointment...
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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 484349" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>I was thinking the same thing as TeDo and Malika... Not only for my son, but when I read your post, I thought.... oh gosh this chick is gonna say he is autistic... why I thought that?? Because this is exactly how kids I first see often act. Just overwhelmed and their sensory integration is all off, they have no coping skills and just go for everything they can in a kind of panic..... biting, kicking, grabbing, not being able to sit. And by the way, that was my first clue this lady had no clue.... he had to SIT in a chair??? NO way. she should have had a bunch of toys set out and been on the floor herself. </p><p></p><p>To say there is a test she can do to see if he is autistic is silly. Yes, there are protocols that reveal if a child is likely on the spectrum. The diagnosis can not be made or ruled out based on them. It must be observed in more than one environment. How a child looks in one meeting with a person can not give a diagnosis. They must consider your input etc. They really are supposed to actually observe him in different settings. </p><p></p><p>I absolutely COUNT on Q falling apart with anything new. Sometimes I get lucky, but even if it is a happy thing that he will love, he struggles way more the first time. Especially how he treats me. Then once comfortable, he is his normal difficult child self. </p><p></p><p>My gut said the same as TeDo... I am not sure if I would share her results with anyone unless you feel they are right in your gut. She was just labeling behaviors she saw that minute, not looking at the big picture. Very scary kind of a professional if you ask me. I would write it off and move on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 484349, member: 12886"] I was thinking the same thing as TeDo and Malika... Not only for my son, but when I read your post, I thought.... oh gosh this chick is gonna say he is autistic... why I thought that?? Because this is exactly how kids I first see often act. Just overwhelmed and their sensory integration is all off, they have no coping skills and just go for everything they can in a kind of panic..... biting, kicking, grabbing, not being able to sit. And by the way, that was my first clue this lady had no clue.... he had to SIT in a chair??? NO way. she should have had a bunch of toys set out and been on the floor herself. To say there is a test she can do to see if he is autistic is silly. Yes, there are protocols that reveal if a child is likely on the spectrum. The diagnosis can not be made or ruled out based on them. It must be observed in more than one environment. How a child looks in one meeting with a person can not give a diagnosis. They must consider your input etc. They really are supposed to actually observe him in different settings. I absolutely COUNT on Q falling apart with anything new. Sometimes I get lucky, but even if it is a happy thing that he will love, he struggles way more the first time. Especially how he treats me. Then once comfortable, he is his normal difficult child self. My gut said the same as TeDo... I am not sure if I would share her results with anyone unless you feel they are right in your gut. She was just labeling behaviors she saw that minute, not looking at the big picture. Very scary kind of a professional if you ask me. I would write it off and move on. [/QUOTE]
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