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Coping with a New Diagnosis

11/20/2012

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I remember sitting in the neurologist's office hearing her ask, "Have you heard of PDD?". Everything inside froze, even though I had suspected my 17 month-old son was in the Autism Spectrum.  The following diagnosis of SPD caught me totally unaware.  I had never heard of it.  It was hard having our suspicions confirmed with his initial diagnosis.  We're still not real sure where he will ultimately fall in the Autism Spectrum.  We will need to wait a few more years and see how much his speech and everything else develops.  Our SLP has recently told us that our son, Rob, is "verbal but not functional."

If your child has just received a diagnosis, you may not know what to do or where to go. We didn't.  We had a hard time finding resources in our area, too.

We want to provide you with some websites that can point you in the right direction. 

Autism Speaks First 100 Days Tool Kit

Autism Speaks Family Services Webpage

Interactive Autism Network:  Newly Diagnosed 

About.com:  Children with Special Needs-First Five Things to do After You Are Diagnosed

Autism Resources by State

Autism Speaks Resource Guide

We hope this helps you.  If anyone knows of any other resource websites, please contact us.  Have a great day!
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