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[quote=Anonymous]  Good post OP. Parents get themselves crazy over labels, even when the label fits. The goal is the get your child the best support possible for his/her unique needs and to keep your child from turning off of school and feeling dejected. As a parent of a kid with SN I understand their initial reluctance, but I am always surprised by the parents who never get past it.

I have known parents who did not disclose anything and let their kids flounder rather than even get an IEP. I have known parents who went to great lengths to find the 1 clinician willing to call ASD ADHD. (Newsflash: many clinicians consider them on the same spectrum and ADHD does not imply higher functioning than ASD-even socially believe it or not. Many kids with ASD get the needed social skills interventions and by a certain point can function better socially than kids with ADHD who were not getting social help despite deficits).

As parents I think we need to alas ask ourselves

1.) Is my reluctance to accept a label about my child's needs or about my ego

2.) Am I doing the best I can t get my child the services he/she needs to thrive or even just manage?

3.) Am I accepting my child for who he/she is or for what his/her actual needs are?

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