Autism Awareness
When I first started to write about autism on this blog a year or so ago my first post looked at the our son’s diagnosis with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) about seven weeks before his third birthday. You can read the blog here – https://patienttalk.org/how-easy-was-it-to-get-your-child-diagnosed-with-autism/ – it would be really great if you could have a look and maybe share your autism diagnosis story. This will really help others going through an autism diagnostic process!
One of the things that has always interested me is at what age people get diagnosed with different types of autism such as Aspergers, PDD-NOS or in our case of our son classic autism. In fact one of my wife’s cousins started her son’s autistic diagnosis when she saw the first symptom at around 10 months. Constipation interestly enough!
So I though a poll would be handy to give us all an opportunity to pool our knowledge. So please feel free to vote below. If you want to share anything more please use the comments box below to add your thoughts.
Thanks very much in advance!
| RinkjevanderWeij | I was diagnosed at age 12 with ADHD and at age 24 with higher functioning autism.
I’ve had problems fitting in to the world my whole life but my diagnosis has made it easier for me. You could say my life began anew with the diagnosis, because people understand better why I do things the way I do or why I react in a different way. |
| irlam7 | Watching casualty tonight and they tell parents that there son might be on the autistic spectrum and they break down. From my experience of having a child on this spectrum, I must say through all the ups and downs of my experience with my boy it’s been a pleasure. I have a daughter who is on the doesn’t do what she’s told and knows better than anyone spectrum and wouldn’t swap any of them for the world. I would like to say I am a proud father of a boy with aspergers. |
| diamz | i live in Laredo tx and was wondering where can i take my son to be diagnosed or re evaluated , my son is 9 yrs old and was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 4 but we have been having lots of problems with him at home and need help , not sure where to look can anyone pls help us out .. Thanks Diana.. |
| terri fleming | my son was diagnoised at age 11. After years of being told we had just babied him too much, he was the baby in a family of 4,hes lazy. all things I was told. Just read to him over and over like that was all he needed. I learned to respect my mom voice. I knew my child was smart, and I also knew “something ” was different about this little boy. We’ve come along way, home schooling now, hoping to return to a different school next fall. I have learned so much from watching this little guy learn how to live in this noisy, fast paced world. he is so forgiving and loving even when other children are just down right mean to him. If as a parent you sense something about your child and your not getting the answers or help from their school or DR. keep looking! Your child needs you to fight for them, they don’t have a voice unless you speak for them. |
| mikalena | My son was diagnosed with autism at 3 then he had a MRI which diagnosed him with multiple Brain lessions he has difficulty with his balance he falls easily when running cant climb without falling and is being fitted for a wheelchair Please is anyone out experiencing this I’m so lost and scares of the next steps |
I was diagnosed at age 12 with ADHD and at age 24 with higher functioning autism.
I’ve had problems fitting in to the world my whole life but my diagnosis has made it easier for me. You could say my life began anew with the diagnosis, because people understand better why I do things the way I do or why I react in a different way.
Watching casualty tonight and they tell parents that there son might be on the autistic spectrum and they break down. From my experience of having a child on this spectrum, I must say through all the ups and downs of my experience with my boy it’s been a pleasure. I have a daughter who is on the doesn’t do what she’s told and knows better than anyone spectrum and wouldn’t swap any of them for the world. I would like to say I am a proud father of a boy with aspergers.
i live in Laredo tx and was wondering where can i take my son to be diagnosed or re evaluated , my son is 9 yrs old and was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 4 but we have been having lots of problems with him at home and need help , not sure where to look can anyone pls help us out .. Thanks Diana..
my son was diagnoised at age 11. After years of being told we had just babied him too much, he was the baby in a family of 4,hes lazy. all things I was told. Just read to him over and over like that was all he needed. I learned to respect my mom voice. I knew my child was smart, and I also knew “something ” was different about this little boy. We’ve come along way, home schooling now, hoping to return to a different school next fall. I have learned so much from watching this little guy learn how to live in this noisy, fast paced world. he is so forgiving and loving even when other children are just down right mean to him. If as a parent you sense something about your child and your not getting the answers or help from their school or DR. keep looking! Your child needs you to fight for them, they don’t have a voice unless you speak for them.
My son was diagnosed with autism at 3 then he had a MRI which diagnosed him with multiple Brain lessions he has difficulty with his balance he falls easily when running cant climb without falling and is being fitted for a wheelchair Please is anyone out experiencing this I’m so lost and scares of the next steps