Tom and I had our parent conference for Carter with the psychologists today.
He is currently not diagnosed with really anything substantial in my opinion. He was technically diagnosed with "Disruptive Behavior Disorder." I'm pretty sure that's the diagnosis they give so insurance covers the bill.
He did have average to above average ratings in certain areas of development and would have scored higher for some of the average ratings if he would have said what the word of an item was instead of what that item does; IE hammer is nail-nail. In other things like aggression, ability to make friends, socialization, odd play behavior, etc he scored very poor. Which made the doctors concerned, hence the above diagnosis. They did say he is at a high potential for being on the autism spectrum because of some of the things he currently displays. That diagnosis was not made because he's on the cusp of normal and not normal behavior. I think they need more input besides Tom and I's opinions and of course from what they observed. We were left as a wait and see on that issue. If school finds issue or we grow more concerned in time (like a year or so) then we will go back and have him checked out again. They did say they would then make an addendum to the original diagnosis and go from there if it was warranted.
We haven't received our official report; that will be ready Friday and will include their findings, recommendations etc. They would like him to socialize a lot more and with consistent peers so that he is able to make friends. The sooner the better because if we wait until Fall we will have lost five months.
The irony of him possibly being on the spectrum and that it's "Autism Awareness Day" is not lost on me.
