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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 529585" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>Malika, no one is coming to that conclusion. However it seems the Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) used that exact logic to say this child was NOT autistic.</p><p></p><p>This mom came looking for help and ideas. She described behaviors/symptoms and we are offering <strong>our</strong> ideas of which directions to look in for treatment. Our ideas and assistance come from OUR PERSONAL experiences and observations. No one is dxing, and no one is saying that for sure this child is/has anything specific, we're just trying to point this mom in a reasonable direction.</p><p></p><p>You, have received 3 different 'dxes' from professionals. You can chose any one of them to label your son. From that point on you can tell ppl that J is 'XYZ' (to make the point, lets say you choose to say he's "suffering the effects of divorce".) After observing J ppl will come to believe that "suffering the effects of divorce" doesn't only look like what they have previously experienced, but also like J. Years from now, you may get more assessments and lets say he's determined to be "normal" Are you going to go back and tell EVERY professional that was in J's life that you discovered his "true issues"? NO. You will continue on in your life knowing that he is "normal", however, those professionals will still have as their experience that J is "suffering the effects of divorce". In their minds and experience, J's behavior is not considered "normal". there may even be some who will suffer from even faultier logic like DaisyFace's potential new therapist. They may assume that any time the meet a child just like J, that child MUST come from a divorced family, and may assume that the parents are lying if they do not reoport any divorce. This logic goes to the beyond faulty, and I am simplifying because it doesn't happen with just once child but when many children are repeatedly mis-diagnosed, it becomes the new line of thinking.</p><p></p><p>Professionals, even the doctors do not get the benefit of tracking children throughout their lives. Most only see portions of a child's life. Son has already had 3 psychiatrists and DD1 has had 4. Parents, on the other hand See a child throughout their life. They see how symptoms change/increase/decrease with age, maturity and interventions. They see/experience their child (and friends' children) from point A to point B. They spend years getting evaluations until the get to a place where it all makes sense (hopefully they get there). Once All those dxes are in place, a parent goes back on their memory bank and sees how and where everything was missed. SO, when they see that same EXACT symptom/behavior in another child and the parent is struggling finding the right diagnosis, guess what the logical conclusion is? YUP! MY kid did the SAME. EXACT. THING. Took me years to get the right diagnosis. You might want to look into X, Y <strong>and</strong> Z.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 529585, member: 11965"] Malika, no one is coming to that conclusion. However it seems the Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) used that exact logic to say this child was NOT autistic. This mom came looking for help and ideas. She described behaviors/symptoms and we are offering [B]our[/B] ideas of which directions to look in for treatment. Our ideas and assistance come from OUR PERSONAL experiences and observations. No one is dxing, and no one is saying that for sure this child is/has anything specific, we're just trying to point this mom in a reasonable direction. You, have received 3 different 'dxes' from professionals. You can chose any one of them to label your son. From that point on you can tell ppl that J is 'XYZ' (to make the point, lets say you choose to say he's "suffering the effects of divorce".) After observing J ppl will come to believe that "suffering the effects of divorce" doesn't only look like what they have previously experienced, but also like J. Years from now, you may get more assessments and lets say he's determined to be "normal" Are you going to go back and tell EVERY professional that was in J's life that you discovered his "true issues"? NO. You will continue on in your life knowing that he is "normal", however, those professionals will still have as their experience that J is "suffering the effects of divorce". In their minds and experience, J's behavior is not considered "normal". there may even be some who will suffer from even faultier logic like DaisyFace's potential new therapist. They may assume that any time the meet a child just like J, that child MUST come from a divorced family, and may assume that the parents are lying if they do not reoport any divorce. This logic goes to the beyond faulty, and I am simplifying because it doesn't happen with just once child but when many children are repeatedly mis-diagnosed, it becomes the new line of thinking. Professionals, even the doctors do not get the benefit of tracking children throughout their lives. Most only see portions of a child's life. Son has already had 3 psychiatrists and DD1 has had 4. Parents, on the other hand See a child throughout their life. They see how symptoms change/increase/decrease with age, maturity and interventions. They see/experience their child (and friends' children) from point A to point B. They spend years getting evaluations until the get to a place where it all makes sense (hopefully they get there). Once All those dxes are in place, a parent goes back on their memory bank and sees how and where everything was missed. SO, when they see that same EXACT symptom/behavior in another child and the parent is struggling finding the right diagnosis, guess what the logical conclusion is? YUP! MY kid did the SAME. EXACT. THING. Took me years to get the right diagnosis. You might want to look into X, Y [B]and[/B] Z. [/QUOTE]
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