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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 96999" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Hi Jolianna, Welcome to our forum!</p><p></p><p>Your list of docs who missed the diagnosis makes me so mad and is exactly why we're recommending to parents of young children to get a multidisciplinary evaluation right up front, including seeing a developmental pediatrician or a pediatric neuropsychologist. The pediatric neurologists by their own study were missing Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)'s about 50% of the time and there has been a huge push to for earlier and more thorough evaluation. </p><p></p><p>I have known many parents of kids with AS report that their children have done wonderfully in a specialized school setting, especially in the early years. Often that changes around middle school but I guess I would be inclined to check out what your district has available for your son should you decide to enroll him. I know that many of the hardest issues that I've dealt with at home have been non-issues at school because of difficult child responding to peer pressure or the setting. I've also seen that when I haven't been effective then at times there are staff members and/or kids who can. I guess I'd want to take advantage of everything that's out there. Academics are usually a breeze for the young AS child so that would be the least of my concerns right now. I'm sure you've read that often it becomes more difficult when academics become more advanced, especially in the areas of reading comprehension and those topics/tasks requiring more advanced social interpretations skills. </p><p></p><p>You need to do what's right for your family, but I wouldn't be afraid to check it out. You also might want to check in with your closest Autism Society and ask parents there what kind of experiences they've had. Our district does a great job with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids--the label is actually an asset for getting services and a means to help staff members understand them better, not a weight hung around the child's neck forever. If you do go through the school district assessment process, you won't be required to accept any offered placements or services and it's of no cost so you'd really only be out time.</p><p></p><p>Good luck, keep us posted, and do pick up a copy of The Explosive Child.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 96999, member: 701"] Hi Jolianna, Welcome to our forum! Your list of docs who missed the diagnosis makes me so mad and is exactly why we're recommending to parents of young children to get a multidisciplinary evaluation right up front, including seeing a developmental pediatrician or a pediatric neuropsychologist. The pediatric neurologists by their own study were missing Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)'s about 50% of the time and there has been a huge push to for earlier and more thorough evaluation. I have known many parents of kids with AS report that their children have done wonderfully in a specialized school setting, especially in the early years. Often that changes around middle school but I guess I would be inclined to check out what your district has available for your son should you decide to enroll him. I know that many of the hardest issues that I've dealt with at home have been non-issues at school because of difficult child responding to peer pressure or the setting. I've also seen that when I haven't been effective then at times there are staff members and/or kids who can. I guess I'd want to take advantage of everything that's out there. Academics are usually a breeze for the young AS child so that would be the least of my concerns right now. I'm sure you've read that often it becomes more difficult when academics become more advanced, especially in the areas of reading comprehension and those topics/tasks requiring more advanced social interpretations skills. You need to do what's right for your family, but I wouldn't be afraid to check it out. You also might want to check in with your closest Autism Society and ask parents there what kind of experiences they've had. Our district does a great job with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids--the label is actually an asset for getting services and a means to help staff members understand them better, not a weight hung around the child's neck forever. If you do go through the school district assessment process, you won't be required to accept any offered placements or services and it's of no cost so you'd really only be out time. Good luck, keep us posted, and do pick up a copy of The Explosive Child. [/QUOTE]
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