I will have a look at YouTube Mihaela and see if that is useful. In terms of probabilities, other than gender, I am not sure how you would weigh them up. Obviously you are at a point where you know in yourself. Can I ask how you would have benefited from a diagnosis as a child?
Sally, thank you for your very in depth reply. I agree that communication and understanding are very important.
My son, age 8, has been invited to a weekly social skills group at school. I was unaware such things existed but an internet search led me to pages on ASDs. I assume therefore the school is aware of various conditions, although they have not suggested he has a special need, or even explained why he is in this group. However he has had social skills mentioned as an issue since he entered education.
A friend of mine mentioned aspergers a few years back and on looking it up our son did / does appear to have many of the traits.
"It is all about the degree to which things affect the person".
That is what makes it difficult to know. Where is the boundary between quirky and ASD?
The only negative point I see in our son is that does tend to get upset when things go wrong. And he can lack confidence in doing certain things that he isn't sure about. But imagination, sense of humour, and love of words all there. He has love and understanding from his family, and some mysterious support from school.
Is that enough?
