r/Autism_Parenting • u/[deleted] • Jan 24 '25

Early Diagnosis ADOS 2

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u/hpxb2019 Jan 24 '25

If you are on the spectrum, you stay on the spectrum. That said, it sounds like what they are really saying is that they believe he can address his speech delays to the point that his symptoms are minimally impactful. That's certainly good.

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u/Soft_Investigator866 Jan 24 '25

They put that he exhibits characteristics of ASD so he meets the criteria for a student with autism so he can get more help

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u/TopicalBuilder Parent/F16L3/NEUSA Jan 25 '25

This is not that uncommon. Get him all the support he needs now and he'll likely "shed the diagnosis" next time around.

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u/Soft_Investigator866 Jan 25 '25

But I’m so confused about that. I thought if you get diagnosed with ASD, you have that diagnosis forever.

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u/TopicalBuilder Parent/F16L3/NEUSA Jan 26 '25

It's a bit weird to me, too. As I understand it, ASD is caused by developmental issues in the brain. All the therapy, training, ABA, etc, in the world is not going to get rid of that.

However, for some people we can reduce the impact of those issues to the point that the regular diagnostic tools would not identify them as having ASD.

So do they still have it or not? According to the pros I've spoken to, it's the observed criteria that matter, not the state of your brain.

I suppose at some point it becomes a bit philosophical. If it's no longer impacting your life and nobody can tell, does it really count?