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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 431708" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>ekirsch, before being forced into learning about various conditions and disorders by a child with some sort of challenges most of us see labels, disorders, and the like as being pretty black and white. In reality, most of human behaviors and traits--both the good and the not so good--are on a great big spectrum. It's not so clear cut as it seems. You probably know people who are slightly obsessive-compulsive and people who are extremely obsessive-compulsive. You probably know people who are somewhat anxious and people who are extremely anxious (clear down to people who are as laid back as it gets). Autism is like that--on one end of the spectrum are the classic cases that come to mind when you think Autism. On the other end are individuals who have some traits, but not in severe form, or not presenting with all of the symptoms. </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Malika, what a number of us have been trying to tell you is that there is no one right path for every parent. You appear to be fairly new to this topic and right now I'm seeing a lot of questioning the usefullness of a diagnosis so I'm assuming you're seeing it in a mostly negative light, or at least in a "it's not for me" light. I understand where you're coming from, but there is room here for parents who have already have or will use the diagnostic process and labels to help bring a lot of good in their childrens' lives. </p><p> </p><p>There is no one right way to go about this. Some parents seek out diagnosis/label and opt not to share it with anyone. Some share it with the school but not with the child. Some tell the child, but not the school. And some will never seek out a diagnosis at all. We have parents here at this site fitting all of those categories and I'm good with that as long as the child truly is being helped. Many parents greatly benefit from assessment results and professional recommendations to help their kids overcome their challenges, and that is not a matter of being "hung up" on a diagnosis. It may not be for you right now, but it can be helpful for others to find that term or phrase that helps lead them to information or others who can help their child.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 431708, member: 701"] ekirsch, before being forced into learning about various conditions and disorders by a child with some sort of challenges most of us see labels, disorders, and the like as being pretty black and white. In reality, most of human behaviors and traits--both the good and the not so good--are on a great big spectrum. It's not so clear cut as it seems. You probably know people who are slightly obsessive-compulsive and people who are extremely obsessive-compulsive. You probably know people who are somewhat anxious and people who are extremely anxious (clear down to people who are as laid back as it gets). Autism is like that--on one end of the spectrum are the classic cases that come to mind when you think Autism. On the other end are individuals who have some traits, but not in severe form, or not presenting with all of the symptoms. Malika, what a number of us have been trying to tell you is that there is no one right path for every parent. You appear to be fairly new to this topic and right now I'm seeing a lot of questioning the usefullness of a diagnosis so I'm assuming you're seeing it in a mostly negative light, or at least in a "it's not for me" light. I understand where you're coming from, but there is room here for parents who have already have or will use the diagnostic process and labels to help bring a lot of good in their childrens' lives. There is no one right way to go about this. Some parents seek out diagnosis/label and opt not to share it with anyone. Some share it with the school but not with the child. Some tell the child, but not the school. And some will never seek out a diagnosis at all. We have parents here at this site fitting all of those categories and I'm good with that as long as the child truly is being helped. Many parents greatly benefit from assessment results and professional recommendations to help their kids overcome their challenges, and that is not a matter of being "hung up" on a diagnosis. It may not be for you right now, but it can be helpful for others to find that term or phrase that helps lead them to information or others who can help their child. [/QUOTE]
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