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My son was diagnosed with asbergers at 12 just last year. Ever since he was little i knew something was wrong but teachers and family kept saying no hes fine. Finally took him to a specialist for testing. They said aspergers but of course they dont call it that anymore. Ever since its been a nightmare trying to get help. School refused to help in any way, school consular give me a long lecture on how i shouldn't label a child. Sounded strait out of a text book. The consular who gave out IEP's just said if i even knew what one was. Um Yea i do. They said he doesnt need one all i need to do is help him at home, which i already do. I now home school him and so far everything is going great. The physiologists ive been trying to find him are a nightmare. Every psychologist just wants to know why i labeled him and wants to find out how bad a parent i am. I finally found one who is willing to focus on my son and not me as a parent. Note to psychologist if my son was labeled as aspergers by a specialist i did not "label" him and it doesnt automatically mean im a bad parent. Any one else have this much of a nightmare?
 
If "label" just means the word that accurately describes the neurological condition that someone has, then a "label" is not actually a bad thing.
Sorry it's been so tough to deal with schools, psychologists, etc.
 
Welcome :)

I think the label isn't so much an issue, as how you portray your feelings towards this label. As long as you are able to keep positive, I don't see it as being a bad thing. It's when we use the label in a negative way, that it can affect a person. Just be wary of how others might react to this label though, as this could also affect his view of whether his diagnoses is a positive, or negative, thing.

You may want to check out our resources section too. I recommend starting with Dr. Tony Attwood: Autism & Asperger's Resources | AspiesCentral.com
 
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