throwaway988371

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   by throwaway988371 8y ago

   For ASD diagnosis in particular, Australia mostly uses DSM-5 rather than ICD-10. Most professionals are now diagnosing just ASD (per DSM-5), rather than the DSM-IV-TR/ICD-10 diagnoses of autism, Aspergers, PDD-NOS, CDD, etc. Talking ab
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   by throwaway988371 8y ago

   He's 5. He's just started kindergarten. We haven't told him about either the ADHD or the ASD diagnosis. We will tell him the full story when he is older (both what he was diagnosed with, and why we are sceptical about the di
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   by throwaway988371 8y ago

   From a parent's perspective, it would have been nice if she'd asked us first "Would you like the most accurate possible diagnosis, or would you like an 'overcooked' one which maximises the odds of you getting approv
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   by throwaway988371 8y ago

   (same person, new throwaway, forgot password to the previous one) > if you doubt the diagnosis, fine - get a second opinion We actually tried to get a second opinion. We went to another psychologist for one, she booked us in, but then he