The ADHD and ASD dx Trend
My kids have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and I have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). I am reasonably confident my husband and I also have ASD, but neither of us has been diagnosed (dx'ed). Let's break that down. My kids have this. We noticed the signs early and went to the appropriate professionals to find out. The reason we did this is that the supports needed to get them going and keep them on track need a diagnosis in order to start. We knew that schools have a tricky system that frequently leans toward treating kids with designations like second-class citizens. We knew that there would be discrimination and exclusion. We did it anyway. Why? Because if we didn't, they would have been way further behind. If we didn't, they would be the ones who struggled, not us. We had to put our own bias and fear behind the needs of our children. YES, this is hard. YES, it's way easier to write it now than it was to do it years ago. Yes, we were in a situ...
