I couldn’t adequately put it into words, but I just knew.
I wanted to be wrong. I have never wanted to be wrong so badly. I rocked him to sleep many nights, caressing his sweet red hair, replaying little moments from the day and filing them away to discuss with his pediatrician later.
“After reviewing everything we know so far, we feel confident that Walker meets the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder. Does that sound like Walker to you?”in hand. I was proud of myself for insisting on the assessment before anyone else. I was overwhelmed by all I have to learn. I was afraid to enter the autism community in my ignorance and risk offending someone. Most of all, I was just worried for my baby. I just didn’t know what this meant for his future.
The doctor discussed the results of Walker’s assessment, pointing out all of the places where Walker exhibited strength and mastery of skill. He also showed us exactly where Walker diverged from the expected behavior for a child of his age. He explained why he feels confident that a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder fits our boy.
We worked out a solid plan to support Walker’s success in the short term. He is not quite three, so we have lots of time to continue to figure him out.
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