Misdiagnosis?

The number of children diagnosed with Autism has skyrocketed in the past decade. The latest numbers suggest that one in every 150 children has Autism. Erick Ritterby shows you how one Syracuse family is fighting the label of Autism.

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News & Politics

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• Autism
• developmental
• disorders
• spectrum
• controversy
• cause
• treatment
• savants
• communication
• social
• sensory
• Ritterby
• Mental

[JaxieBoy]

christschool: Most aren't.

The truth is, most aren't that smart, or even average.

And yes, misdiagnosis is EXTREMELY common, I've heard.

[Ritterby]

That's very true...

[angrybobby1]

Great stuff as always... Who are u workin for? I miss doing those pieces

[Ritterby]

Thanks... I'm still active duty. That story was just for one of my college classes at Syracuse. I'm only here for another month then back to the real Army. You should put some of your civilian work on Youtube, I'd love to see it.

[kgaccount]

I spoke to a father who clearly did NOT have a son with autism and he bodly told me "I know my son isn't autistic, but if it gets him behavioral services at school, then so be it..." That really disgusts me, as I have a son with severe autism. The word autism is being used for so many of the wrong reasons. I see kids with ADHD, celiac disease, and just simple speech delay being given the autism label. Very disturbing.

[TeeLuvsEire]

Your right, doctors do dismiss parents views more often than not.

[TeeLuvsEire]

Its horrible that you have to adhere to the "label" just so you can qualify for services. Yes there is a stigma and so many people are quick to assume your child is "a retard". Even worse if its a misdiagnosis.

[jctvproductions]

I've written an article on this topic. To view this article, simply visit my channel and access the link. Thanks again.

[jctvproductions]

I don't believe he's autistic. People shouldn't try to dismiss parents' concerns about the stigmas regarding autism. These stigmas are serious. Ultimately, the parent is the greatest expert about his child. He knows better than anybody what's going on.

[jctvproductions]

Thank you, Ritterby. I'm very glad that somebody else is resisting the "autism" label. My son has been repeatedly diagnosed with autism in order to qualify him for special education services. I believe he really has Sensory Integration Dysfunction, but the school system doesn't seem to care. He does have neurological and behavioral issues, and he does need help.

[KuraiGaka]

I agree with you. My friend, when she was at school, wasn't getting the support she needed. She was sent to a behaviour needs base but she didn't have behaviour problems. They used to patronise her and didn't undestand the nature of her disorder. I don't know if this is fits into your arguement but I felt it needed to be shared.

[seneca67]

Eventually the parents in the community became so apprehensive of this teacher they flooded the administration with transfer requests the neighboring school. The administration decided to randomly re-assign the teacher and not disclose which grade or class would have her next. The parents in the community had to ban together and got legal council. Would you like to guess what kind of hell that whoring bitch of a teacher put those kids through in class?

[seneca67]

I should clarify: the parents whose children are getting labeled are the ones who lack the resources to fight the decision. I was fortunate in that my parents were able to send me to several psychiatrists, for objective evaluations. Why did it take multiple Doctors, and a damn lawyer to get the schools attention? But guess what, that bitch of a teacher managed to go on randomly selecting exactly one unlucky boy from each class for the next ten years for "labeling".

[seneca67]

Kurai, several things need to change. Teachers need to understand that they are not God as well If an independent Dr, says the child is normal, and the school feels different, thats to damn bad. The Dr wins. If a panel of Doctors, find the classification was ludicrous, some should loose their teaching credentials forever, tenure be damned. Admins are simply morphing the definitions of these labels in hopes of garnishing ever more public funds. This is tantamount to fraud, and needs to stop.