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Help, do I need to see my GP about my little boy?
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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 239447" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Hi and welcome. Yes, given what you are describing I would continue to push for an evaluation, including for Autistic Spectrum Disorders. You'll want to do some reading up in advance so you're prepared. Especially if a child is borderline diagnostically or atypical in that they don't present with one of the criteria, it's really easy for professionals to push off ASDs. But a major study here in the US found that half the time doctors missed what parents and teachers were seeing and it started a reform of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnostics.</p><p></p><p>Sensory integration disfunction is often a cause for clothing issues, as are ridgid thinking patterns. What you can do as a practical solution is to find whatever clothing items really work for him and buy 5 (or whatever) sets. You'll save yourself a lot of headaches not to mention money wasted on clothes he won't wear. If this rings a bell at all, order the book The Out of Sync Child by Carol Kranowitz from amazon uk. </p><p></p><p>There's a screening tool at this site which might be helpful to you. Print out your results for future use, including taking to a doctor.</p><p><a href="http://www.childbrain.com/" target="_blank">http://www.childbrain.com/</a></p><p></p><p>FYI, the random phrases copied from tv is called echolalia, and is characteristic of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)'s. If he's finding it difficult to answer what he's doing at preschool, it's often from not understanding the question or from difficulting in understanding sequencing. Start tuning into those aspects and writing down examples to take to your doctor.</p><p></p><p>We always tell new parents we don't diagnose, but we can give you help in diretions to research and in getting an evaluation. I commend you for trusting your instincts instead of letting it go when you are seeing areas where your son could use some help. FWIW, if it were my child, I would be wanting an evalution with a developmental doctor, hearing test, speech/language evaluation, and an occupational therapy evaluation. </p><p></p><p>Hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 239447, member: 701"] Hi and welcome. Yes, given what you are describing I would continue to push for an evaluation, including for Autistic Spectrum Disorders. You'll want to do some reading up in advance so you're prepared. Especially if a child is borderline diagnostically or atypical in that they don't present with one of the criteria, it's really easy for professionals to push off ASDs. But a major study here in the US found that half the time doctors missed what parents and teachers were seeing and it started a reform of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnostics. Sensory integration disfunction is often a cause for clothing issues, as are ridgid thinking patterns. What you can do as a practical solution is to find whatever clothing items really work for him and buy 5 (or whatever) sets. You'll save yourself a lot of headaches not to mention money wasted on clothes he won't wear. If this rings a bell at all, order the book The Out of Sync Child by Carol Kranowitz from amazon uk. There's a screening tool at this site which might be helpful to you. Print out your results for future use, including taking to a doctor. [url]http://www.childbrain.com/[/url] FYI, the random phrases copied from tv is called echolalia, and is characteristic of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)'s. If he's finding it difficult to answer what he's doing at preschool, it's often from not understanding the question or from difficulting in understanding sequencing. Start tuning into those aspects and writing down examples to take to your doctor. We always tell new parents we don't diagnose, but we can give you help in diretions to research and in getting an evaluation. I commend you for trusting your instincts instead of letting it go when you are seeing areas where your son could use some help. FWIW, if it were my child, I would be wanting an evalution with a developmental doctor, hearing test, speech/language evaluation, and an occupational therapy evaluation. Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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