On The Verge Of Tears

[daycarediva]

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It's BS that he can't get diagnosed at 4. My ds has aspergers, and was diagnosed on the spectrum before he was 2. He was violent at times and needed a 1:1 during special needs preschool times, but aged out of that behavior. This kid needs therapies and individual attention that you cannot give.

[MarinaVanessa]

They sadi he has not been officially diagnosed because he is too young.

Wow really? I have an autistic nephew and his parents waited until he was 4 to get him evaluated finally and they asked her why she had waited so long to get a diagnosis because he missed out on so much early-intervention :confused:. I could understand that it would be difficult to diagnose a child that was 2yo but I would think that 3 is old enough to be able to tell whether he was autistic or not, but who knows.

I know that all cases are different and some children are more severe than others but we (me family, my cousin's 5 sisters etc) all knew that something was up with him when he was 1 and knew for sure that he was autistic before he turned 3. He was diagnosed with severe autism but over time (he is 7 now) his autism isn't considered severe anymore. His specialist chalked it up how well he transitioned to the therapy and how active his parents and child care giver (one of my cousins) are in participating with his therapy.

Hopefully DCM can get some help soon so her child doesn't have to struggle.