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Post by elm on Sept 16, 2013 18:26:15 GMT
My AS is going to have a Connors Assessment - it is any good at distinguishing the difference between autism and attachment issues?
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Post by toast on Sept 16, 2013 19:23:11 GMT
Connors is a good assessment for ADHD or- as it says there are keys areas measured
Hyperactivity
Impulsivity
Executive Functioning
Learning Problems
Aggression
Peer Relations
Family Relations
Inattention
ADHD Hyperactive/Impulsive
ADHD Inattentive
ADHD Combined
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Conduct Disorder
Schoolwork/Grades
Friendships/Relationships
Home Life
Anxiety
But not really a good assessment to distinguish ASD/ Attachment- in fact there is no clear assessment tool for this - there are observations/ ADOS (ASD assessment) and for attachment there is usually life history and observation- no clear assessment tool currently used universally- so it depends on the experience of school/ yourself/ psychologist etc to add up the evidence and pull a diagnosis out from it- asd is only diagnosis that gets services - but it's complex - hope you get good assessment team xx
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Post by monkey on Sept 16, 2013 19:35:08 GMT
I would say no.
Our LO scored very highly on the Connors Assessment that we completed at home and on the one completed by school.
There's also a strong family history of ADHD but it wasn't diagnosed.
All the behaviours are thought to be attachment related.
MMx
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Post by jollymummy on Oct 12, 2013 19:19:18 GMT
There are several measures for autism.
The gold standard are ADOS and ADI but they are not diagnostic in themselves.
There needs to be some consideration of the previous history.
Loads of second level screens which mainly measure social skills. Connors is really for ADHD, not Autism.
There are no screening measures for Attachment Disorder.
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Post by pluto on Oct 17, 2013 15:42:55 GMT
Attachment issues is a symptome of autism!
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Post by jollymummy on Oct 17, 2013 16:35:22 GMT
Yes - but you can have attachment issues without autism.
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Post by pluto on Oct 27, 2013 19:19:54 GMT
Yes but not the other way round as the autism makes that those children always have strange relationships with the people around them. Some experts are of the opinion that an autistic child can not have attachment disorder as what you see as 'attachment problems' is the autism.
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Post by donatella on Oct 31, 2013 21:00:25 GMT
www.aettraininghubs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/5.4-Moran-paper-attachment.pdfNot sure if this has been posted elsewhere but if you scroll down there's a grid which may be helpful. Two of mine have ASD dx, one of those also has ADHD and attachment difficulties - rather than a disorder. I see a clear difference between the ASD traits that they both have and Middlys anxiety around certain things. Middly has Aspergers, Littly bog standard ASD. Both very different, both with sensory issues - some things in coming but approached from a different angle. Makes life rather interesting at times!!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2013 21:13:03 GMT
My son has Attention Deficit Disorder ADD, - (ADHD without the hyperactivity).
He had a Connors assessment after they had diagnosed it accidently! He was prescribed Concerta for his impulsivity and it made such a difference generally and whenever he has stopped taking his meds it is immediately obvious.
As for other diagnosis we were always told it was attachment and trauma, never considered ASD, although we always felt there was more going on. Last year we got a ASD diagnosis following a ADOS assessment, initially thought at the mild end as he was assessed when he was locked up, after 4 weeks at a school for children with ASD staff have said they feel ASD much more significant.
Although there are many overlaps between the attachment disorder and ASD there are also significant differences. In our experience having a diagnosis of attachement disorder does not really help, however once we got the ASD label it has opened more doors and changed how he is viewed.
Hope you get the support you need.
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