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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op your post gave me chills. It's like you're writing about my mountain biking thrill seeking DD, but she's just in middle school and hasn't started meds yet. The steeper the trail the better! Her specific routines are different, but almost everything else you wrote matches up. She recently did a neuropsych exam and her diagnosis is ADHD and anxiety and possibly "we can't rule out" ASD.

The poster who wrote that girl ASD brains can be most similar to neurotypical boys just gave me a huge "ah ha" moment. DD is sometimes confused about the stereotypical middle school girl pack behavior and finds hanging out with brothers or guy friends "simpler."

I'm sorry I don't have college advice. It sounds like she's doing pretty well, so I would be careful to avoid letting this new label dramatically alter her/your plans. When we got the "maybe ASD" part of the diagnosis, I figured it was incorrect, but gradually learning more about ASD in girls I see how it's possible. I asked the tester what would we do different if ASD were definitive and she said that possibly insurance coverage for some services could increase and possibly some accommodations at school could become easier to get, but that generally if DD was happy enough socially we might not need those services and there was no need to adjust anything proactively. It was just an additional piece of information to be aware of that could lead to better self understanding. We haven't mentioned it to DD yet since it was so tentative and she's still adjusting to the idea of ADHD, unfortunately reactively.

Did your DD take her ADHD/anxiety diagnosis well?

Good luck to you in the process![/quote]
I’m not the OP, but I dreaded breaking the news of the ASD diagnosis to my dd after she had struggled with the ADHD diagnosis. To my surprise, dd embraced it right away and felt like it explained some of her quirks. In a way, I think it was a relief for her to be able to name the reason she felt different. She’s very open with people about her diagnosis. If she needs a break from socializing or feels overwhelmed by something sensory-related, she can tell people why and they’re more understanding. Since she had read some books about girls with ASD, in a weird way, I think the diagnosis made her feel special. It hasn’t been negative for her at all.[/quote]

Interesting. When I told my 13 yo DD about her And DX, she said she "knew" it -- had suspected for two years. I think it felt validating.[/quote]

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