lisaalfrob

Hi, My son is 13 and jis adhd was diagnosed at 7 years old.He has only been diagnosed also with asd this april although I always knew there was something in addition to the adhd. How is your sons concentration level at school,that is normally a BIG factor of adhd. lisa xxx

Yes thats what i am trying to say because the staff will look at the child in a different way and deal with things as appropriate.If they get treated as the norm they will end up with no schooling because of being constantly excluded. lisa xxx

The problem is these poor kids cant cope when teachers etc are not understanding their needs.As they progress into secondary school with work getting harder,their hormones all over the place they have to have understanding from the school otherwise they end up excluded time after time,sent to behavioural schools which are definitely not for asd children and all the time wondering what have they done wrong. lisa xxxx

Hi, It is best to get a diagnosis especially before secondary school otherwise your child will suffer.They will be branded as lazy,naughty,disrespectful and rude and end up being sent out of lessons and excluded for things they cannot understand why.The label if we can call it that means people will sit up (well we hope they do) and give a bit of leeway due to their difficulties.Without this the child will suffer and inevitably get worse. I speak from experience.My son is 13 and only just been diagnosed with asd. I would be interested to hear others views on this as i would like to one day write a book called IGNORANCE.There is soooooooo much ignorance out there with people it is quite unbelievable and i feel so much for the children whose parents dont care like we do as they slip through the net and end up with no help and no education.We should pull together and make sure the government does something. There are too many children nowadays falling in between the mainstream and the special needs school border.There should be an inbetween and a law that teachers should cater for ALL needs. Had my ramble so look forward to your views lisa xxx

Hi, I am new to this forum and my son was only diagnosed this april with asd and he is 13 years old.Now i know i am not the paranoid mum everyone thought i was. lisa xxx