I have questions for parents of autistic childeren.?

Hi, I have a couple of questions. My child is about to go through testing for an Autism spectrum disorder called PDD-NOS which we are almost positive he has.

his name is Noah and he's 5 years old.

We have been going through all different kinds of testing and he's already almost been misdiagnosed with A.D.H.D once. He has a receptive language delay and often has a hard time socializing.

Anyway, my first question - A lot of the people in our family do not believe what so ever that there is anything there, they don't see him everyday and they are constantly on our backs that there isnt anything wrong that he's just a late bloomer, and boys always grow slower rates than girls.. ect.

I am getting frusterated, I don't know how to explain to them when he does get the diagnosis. what do I say?

have any of you had the same problem?

my other question was how old was your child when they got their diagnosis?

Thank you!I have questions for parents of autistic childeren.?
Hi Hun..My twin son Thomas is nine now and he has severe autism he is also non verbal, luckily sounds like your son is has it pretty mild, i say this because my son was diagnosed with autism at aged three, he wasn't talking would not play with anyone and wouldn't give eye contact, we all knew that Thomas wasn't doing things he should and all my family included, Thomas attends a special school and his still in nappies, you have to come to terms with it before you worry about your family and it does take a while, your family won't understand nor will you until you know after the assessment what your dealing with, and you will need your family support, i have added a link to my videos on youtube they show Thomas and what he is like ..if you need to talk email me anytimeI have questions for parents of autistic childeren.?
you will ALWAYs have people judge you- even family. they will blame your parenting. they will tell you how to "fix" the problem. you are going to have to develop a thick skin and do what's best for Noah. it will suck, and you will at times feel abandoned. you have to do what's best for him no matter what others say. and trust me, they WILL tell you what they think you need to know.I have questions for parents of autistic childeren.?
My son was diagnosed at age five. Our relatives said "there's nothing wrong with him a good spanking wouldn't cure" (they disapprove of our discipline methods and thought that was the problem). Just tell them firmly that you are the one around him and you think he may have it, but that he's getting tested so just wait and see if he does.
I agree with others. There will always be people that will judge you. Our parents grew up in the age of "just give them a good lickin' and they'll straighten up". It's tough to change.



It took my mom a while to understand Aspergers. Once she read up on it, she saw the signs in my son and now she can see it in other kids as well. She's done a complete 180.



Some will never change though. You either put up with it or stay away from those people.



My son was 9 before we got the proper dx. He was misdiagnosed with ADD for a couple years before that.