I find it confusing that you will hear some professionals say asd is (to some extent) treatable but incurable and the child will have it for life and then others "lose" their diagnosis. I am sure that some lose a diagnosis because they were misdiagnosed, but particularly with the high functioning I think it's not helpful to painstakingly teach skills and coping mechanisms and then, if the child learns to apply them,!say "Ta-da! Cured!". Having ways to manage a permanent condition and look normal in public comes with life long struggles other people don't have.
Last edited by MumOfThree; 11/17/12 02:00 PM.
