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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 683472" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>My son was wrongly diagnosed until age elevin...</p><p>Adhd, bipolar and medications he didnt need.</p><p></p><p>Husband and I suspected autism from the day we met him so knocked ourselves out demanding autistic interventions, although our advocate didnt call them autistic. He had poor speech so we got him in speech. He had rigid muscles so he had an Occupational Therapist (OT). He had poor social skills so he got social skills class. He did not learn well in a group so he got an aide. Etc. ,et, etc. So, yes, he got the right intervrntions for autism, but he got them for behaviors, not a diagnosis. We fought the district day and night and our advocate threatened a court battle. She had won several. No school district wants to go to court. Not here.</p><p></p><p>When he was finally diagnosed, he was in middle school and did not need as much help. He was mainstreamed and had really improved.</p><p></p><p>We forced the district (long story) to transport him to a school that had Special Education kids. This was just luck. Nobody there bullied the special needs kids so, right, he never was bullied. He was treated very well. That was huge. He likes himself. Most people adore him. by the way, most of the kids in his school were neuro typical.</p><p></p><p>He was lucky on many fronts but not because he was diagnosed early. We tried to get this Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis. Seemed obvious to us. But we had to wait. In the end, it turned out we were right and, yes, his interventions helped him.</p><p></p><p>Now that he is an adult off all medications, it is very clear that he has NO trace of bipolar. Terrible diagnosis for this very even tempered young man who is content and balanced.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 683472, member: 1550"] My son was wrongly diagnosed until age elevin... Adhd, bipolar and medications he didnt need. Husband and I suspected autism from the day we met him so knocked ourselves out demanding autistic interventions, although our advocate didnt call them autistic. He had poor speech so we got him in speech. He had rigid muscles so he had an Occupational Therapist (OT). He had poor social skills so he got social skills class. He did not learn well in a group so he got an aide. Etc. ,et, etc. So, yes, he got the right intervrntions for autism, but he got them for behaviors, not a diagnosis. We fought the district day and night and our advocate threatened a court battle. She had won several. No school district wants to go to court. Not here. When he was finally diagnosed, he was in middle school and did not need as much help. He was mainstreamed and had really improved. We forced the district (long story) to transport him to a school that had Special Education kids. This was just luck. Nobody there bullied the special needs kids so, right, he never was bullied. He was treated very well. That was huge. He likes himself. Most people adore him. by the way, most of the kids in his school were neuro typical. He was lucky on many fronts but not because he was diagnosed early. We tried to get this Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis. Seemed obvious to us. But we had to wait. In the end, it turned out we were right and, yes, his interventions helped him. Now that he is an adult off all medications, it is very clear that he has NO trace of bipolar. Terrible diagnosis for this very even tempered young man who is content and balanced. [/QUOTE]
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