To diagnose or not to diagnose that is the question.

You will meet certain individuals that believe you shouldn't label people. They say things like 'Labels are for jars' or 'It will follow him forever'. The reality is that we label people anyway. Wouldn't you want your child labeled as autistic as opposed to naughty, spoil t, lazy. Paul Wady in his book Guerilla Aspies http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00R1S26F6?keywords=paul%20wady&qid=1442571459&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1 tells how he was labeled mad psychotic, pervert, dangerously deranged. Some professionals will even try to put you of seeking the diagnosis, which I find really sad, and one of those reasons maybe that with a diagnosis you have rights and you may be entitled to help. Which of course all cost money that your local authority doesn't want you to have. They won't say this directly that would be wrong and of course they wouldn't do such a thing wink, wink. Hopefully you are starting to catch on now when I talk about systems. These are the little games professionals play with peoples lives. You are not a name you are indeed a number on a calculator or a figure in a ledger.

Getting a diagnosis will help you get the help you need and help you fight for your children's rights, and yes you will have to fight every step of the way.

Mrs Grant had to go into school because her son had told her that the teacher would not let him go out to play because he had not finished his work. It turns out that whilst Jim was doing his work he kept fiddling with his tangle toy that he is allowed to use to help him focus on the task at hand. The teacher felt that he was focusing more on his tangle toy than the work. Of course Jim was focusing more on the toy because he was agitated. It turns out that other children had not completed their work but the teacher had let them out. The teacher said 'Jim needs to learn to focus less on his toy and more on his work'. Because mom knows that autism comes under the disability discrimination act http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/13/contents she told the teacher that play times are really important for Jim to help him deal with his anxiety and you will never I repeat never stop Jim from going out to play. Now without the diagnosis she would not have been able to do this.

Another benefit is that you can learn about autism and in turn this will help you understand your child. If your child has autism or asperger syndrome they have it, get a diagnosis.