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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Those diagnoses were removed because they were not shown to be scientifically valid.[/quote]

OP here. I sort of raised the question partly because I wonder what it's like for older teens or adults who have had the label Aspberger's for most of their life only to suddenly be told "yeah that's not a thing." Or if you're a parent of a child who received one of these labels, got your mind around it, steered your ship that direction, and suddenly it just doesn't exist! It just must be a bit unsettling, I would think. "I was this, now I'm not."[/quote]

OP, diagnosis can be a moving target.  Sometimes kids with speech delays, just have a developmental delay that resolves in time.  Others have language based learning issues.

The key thing is what therapy does a kid need.  Not every kid on the spectrum needs social skill support for example.  Some kids with ADHD really need social skills support.  It just depends on what are the areas that need strengthening.  "Labels" don't mean much at the end of the day (except for those parents who are hung up on them).[/quote]

Hmm that's a good way of looking at it. It does seem like some people on these boards are TERRIFIED of labels (at least certain ones) so perhaps I had the impression they were more important than they actually are. We are working on getting a full diagnosis of my daughter's SNs, right now it's developmental coordination disorder with perhaps some pragmatic language stuff as well, but it's a process getting it all to come together and we aren't sure what it will ultimately add up to so it's been on my mind lately. [/quote]

I've been through this as well.  Our DD had multiple diagnoses and lots of testing before we got to ASD.  We are still not sure it's right, but it does allow her to get the help she needs.[/quote]

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