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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would be honest. 
My kid has adhd and I put it on the form. There is space where you can write so I always say no medication or accommodations need to be given but child might be prone to  being impulsive or not focused. Just so they’re aware. [/quote]

NP. I am willing to disclose ADHD.  It is so common nowadays.  But not ASD, which may or may not be common but is misunderstood and stigmatized.[/quote]

Oh, OK. Don’t disclose ASD, and avoid that stigma. Instead, subject your kid to the stigma of being thought of, called and treated “weird,” “a jerk,” “clueless,” “a loner,” “hyper,” “crazy,” “a brat,” “bossy,” “rigid,” “a loser,” or any of the other bad names that other kids or even staff members will label him as, even just in their own heads, because they don’t have the context and the staff isn’t able to provide extra support or accommodation or flexibility. [/quote]

But wait. I thought ASD is so obvious that even college students can diagnose it. In which case, why would an autistic kid be labeled any of these things? [/quote]

Nobody said college kids were diagnosing it, just that it is often much more obvious that there is a SN than you, the parent, think.  The counselors notice.  [/quote]

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