Guest guest Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 Oh I definitely am not throwing his diagnosis out of the window...I am not in denial at all about his disability or the importance in obtaining the help he needs ...I know that autism isn't something you just get over So I very much understand where your coming from and agree about that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 You can be careful about who you tell about the " label. " However it's important to establish a written record, even if only you know how to find it, that he has that diagnosis, and that he got it before he was 18 years old. My mother threw away my label, and it took YEARS for me to get on disability when autism-related problems prevented me from working any longer in my fifties. Those were touch-and-go years with no family left, when I had to support my own children. Looking indistinguishable isn't the same as functioning like everyone else. He can accomplish more in life if he can get the occasional accommodations he needs, rather than having to struggle to look like everyone else while he is performing at 100 percent all the time. Also, there might be " executive function " problems that arise at middle school or high school age. For them, you might need to admit to the schools that he needs accommodations in order to excel at college-prep or honors courses. Patty http://www.autistics.cc ILOVEmySONshine@... wrote: > My child is very much high functioning and I feel that maybe in a few > yrs. > when his communication continues to pick up more and more he will > probally be > mostly indistinguishable from his peers so I don't want him to be > stuck with > the label autism catagory...And don't get me wrong it's not a matter > of me and > what I think about autism -it's about how other kids are and how he > could be > treated due to the label Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 You can be careful about who you tell about the " label. " However it's important to establish a written record, even if only you know how to find it, that he has that diagnosis, and that he got it before he was 18 years old. My mother threw away my label, and it took YEARS for me to get on disability when autism-related problems prevented me from working any longer in my fifties. Those were touch-and-go years with no family left, when I had to support my own children. Looking indistinguishable isn't the same as functioning like everyone else. He can accomplish more in life if he can get the occasional accommodations he needs, rather than having to struggle to look like everyone else while he is performing at 100 percent all the time. Also, there might be " executive function " problems that arise at middle school or high school age. For them, you might need to admit to the schools that he needs accommodations in order to excel at college-prep or honors courses. Patty http://www.autistics.cc ILOVEmySONshine@... wrote: > My child is very much high functioning and I feel that maybe in a few > yrs. > when his communication continues to pick up more and more he will > probally be > mostly indistinguishable from his peers so I don't want him to be > stuck with > the label autism catagory...And don't get me wrong it's not a matter > of me and > what I think about autism -it's about how other kids are and how he > could be > treated due to the label Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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