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HI thank you for taking the time to reply. What I didnt mention was he has a statement for S&L. Initially I thought he has Aspergers but having done a lot of reading up on it, now realise that children with Aspergers are quite fluent. He is being observed in school on tuesday and a referral will be made from that hopefully. It seems to me that ASD the spectrum is so wide that it can overlap into other disorders/symdromes. I think because my son didnt really speak until he was about 8 it is only now that he's 14 that other issues are becoming obvious that we could'nt see before becaue the S&L was such an issue. I have read a lot on this forum and it appears a lot of the children throw tantrums or have bouts of anger whereas my son does'nt have any of that he is very very passive and will almost accept anything, to the point where you want to give him things simply because he does'nt ask! He has a passion/obsession with the guitar and he is v v good at it and will spend hours in his room playing it. I personally think is has ASD its just whether it get picked up is another thing. Thanks Again Jenna

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Hi, I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice. I'll try to make this long story short! My 14 year old son was diagnosed with a speech & language disorder when he was 8. He did'nt properly form sentences until he was about 9. Looking back now I think he always had ASD but never looked beyond the S&L. He has a real communication problem with people but particularly with peers. He has had difficulty all his life making & keeping friends - his short term memory is terrible and things have to be told to him about 4-5 times before it gets done. He continually loses his pe kit,jumper,tie and once even trousers at school! (dont even ask!). He spends hours in his bedroom by himself not always but sometimes. When we are out in social situation his body language is very awkward and sometime he will even put headphones on and not get involved in the conversation. i'm concerned that when he is assessed it will get missed because he is on the borderline I think, but however still has a lot of issues. Any advice would be appreciated Many Thanks Jenna