Re: Do we tell them it may be ASD?

[Guest guest]

Mirinda, I'm not sure what I'd do. You might wait and see how he does since

there has been a bit of improvement with the glasses. You could just mention

that since he's behind in some developmental ways that the school system can

evaluate him when he turns 3, and they have programs for " exceptional children "

that help " catch kids up " , etc. I'm sure different terminology is used in

different states, here it's " exceptional children " ; she could get him evaluated

by the school system for delays and they could recommend programs they have.

I'm just not sure if I would be specific that he seems to show ASD traits, might

be better coming from someone who evaluates him. (you did say she can be

abrasive at times)

Just some thoughts. Hopefully the speech therapist will pick up on something,

but I know how varied they can be in knowledge, as you said.

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> Hi guys

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> Our son was diagnosed with HFA 2 years ago. He is now 5 years old. His cousin

will be 3 years old on 1 March, but we are worried about him. He does not really

talk much apart from echoing parts of things he hears. He never plays with the

other kids and chooses to play away

[Guest guest]

I'm not sure what kind of a relationship you have with your family. I tried to

help my nephew by making a few suggestions to his mom and dad, and got calls and

letters telling me to stop telling everyone their son had " A " -yes, they can't

even say the word. This really hurt our relationship for a long time. You

really might not want to say anything. Let your parents mention something, or

even just a friend. That way they can't get mad at you.

Just a suggestion.

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> > Hi guys

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> > Our son was diagnosed with HFA 2 years ago. He is now 5 years old. His

cousin will be 3 years old on 1 March, but we are worried about him. He does not

really talk much apart from echoing parts of things he hears. He never plays

with the other kids and chooses to play away

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[Guest guest]

Perhaps we should wait a while then. His mom did not speak to us for more than a

year after she had issues with my cousin(not related to her). Her husband had to

come to all the family get togethers by himself with the 2 boys. So I expect

that she would also not appreciate us suggesting the " A " word. I just thought

that I would have appreciated someone making me aware of the possibility of

autism with my son. But people differ. So it will probably be wise to see if the

suggestions do not perhaps come from another source.

Thanks for your comments.

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> > > Hi guys

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> > > Our son was diagnosed with HFA 2 years ago. He is now 5 years old. His

cousin will be 3 years old on 1 March, but we are worried about him. He does not

really talk much apart from echoing parts of things he hears. He never plays

with the other kids and chooses to play away

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