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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I think it depends on whether your partner is moving from not accepting a diagnosis to not agreeing to services/pushing for services because partner doesn't think they are necessary. That would be a major issue in my opinion.[/quote]
This.

The purpose of an evaluation is not just to assign a label, but to identify strengths and weaknesses so that you can select appropriate treatments.  If you reframe the evaluation as focused on guiding future treatments, would he be more willing to do it?[/quote]

He already has the label/diagnosis in his medical file.

I’m older than my spouse and since everything, have this vision of me not surviving and my son seeing this diagnosis and saying why didn’t you tell me.  My spouse may never accept it, but I don’t want my child to think we are ashamed of him or love him any less.

My true worry is the older he gets, it may get more difficult for him. Yes he does okay in school and has friends but is also very trusting in a childlike way.  I don’t think my spouse would accept confirmation of autism in a neuropsychological evaluation, but we wouldn’t need to share it.[b]  It might actually help for planning for the future and understanding his needs now.  It would give me piece of mind knowing that we had it and for my son to understand himself. [/b]  My spouse has online groups that think like she does.  I didn’t realize so many people here deny the diagnosis too.  It’s not just a meaningless label.[/quote]
This is the main reason to get it.  You can ignore the diagnosis and just look at test results/interpretations and still get useful information.   [/quote]

I agree.  But my spouse is very rigid.  She feels that our ST has told us everything we need to know.  She often exaggerates what the ST has said. My spouse wanted to test in early for kindergarten and said the ST agreed with her and recommended this.  She had not and did not.

I don’t think there’s any way I could get differential testing without her knowledge and without her going off the rails.[/quote]

If you wife wants to get your child tested for early entry, let her.  What is the big deal?  You test and worst case child is turned down.  Very few kids get in early entry.  Some schools allow it and others don't, even if your child is ready.[/quote]

This was years ago and he wasn’t ready.  He was still pooping in his pants.[/quote]

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