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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 485587" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Lisa my easy child has a child in her classroom that exhibited so many of the autistic traits that it looked like a textbook case. She struggled trying to find some way to reach him while at the same time making sure all the other kids in the class didn't suffer. She asked for an evaluation, had parent conferences, had the psychologist and Special Education teach evaluate him, everyone agreed with her. Yet the hospital the parents took him to (I won't name it but it is the biggest and most prestigious one in town) said he was not autistic. He did not interact with anyone, no eye contact, shouted out sounds inappropriately, clapped or wrung his hands all the time, didn't like to be touched, wouldn't answer you, had no idea how to play woith the other children, couldn't hold a pencil or crayon, very poor fine motor skills, disrupted the classroom, could not follow any directions, and it went on and on. </p><p></p><p>Finally after all the school evaluations were completed he was scored to be autistic, not a surprise. So at least now he can hopefully get an aid to help him in the classroom. But why did it take so long for this to be recognized? The parents have been trying to find the answers, he was in preschool and they should have picked it up. He really needs to be in a school that can appropriately help him, and the thing is we have a wonderful autistic school here in town that is connected to the same hospital that diagnosed him with anxiety instead of autism. Makes you wonder. Some kids are diagnosed too quickly and others fall behind their peers because he is not diagnosed when he should be.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 485587, member: 59"] Lisa my easy child has a child in her classroom that exhibited so many of the autistic traits that it looked like a textbook case. She struggled trying to find some way to reach him while at the same time making sure all the other kids in the class didn't suffer. She asked for an evaluation, had parent conferences, had the psychologist and Special Education teach evaluate him, everyone agreed with her. Yet the hospital the parents took him to (I won't name it but it is the biggest and most prestigious one in town) said he was not autistic. He did not interact with anyone, no eye contact, shouted out sounds inappropriately, clapped or wrung his hands all the time, didn't like to be touched, wouldn't answer you, had no idea how to play woith the other children, couldn't hold a pencil or crayon, very poor fine motor skills, disrupted the classroom, could not follow any directions, and it went on and on. Finally after all the school evaluations were completed he was scored to be autistic, not a surprise. So at least now he can hopefully get an aid to help him in the classroom. But why did it take so long for this to be recognized? The parents have been trying to find the answers, he was in preschool and they should have picked it up. He really needs to be in a school that can appropriately help him, and the thing is we have a wonderful autistic school here in town that is connected to the same hospital that diagnosed him with anxiety instead of autism. Makes you wonder. Some kids are diagnosed too quickly and others fall behind their peers because he is not diagnosed when he should be. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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