It’s very doubtful from what they post as it contradicts Emma’s issues with the lord. There is no official diagnosis however she seems to want him to have one by taking him in a push chair to a private clinic yet when he’s at home he is perfectly fine walking/cycling & using all of his electric toys. She also says he can’t deal with loud noises but again their posts and people who have seen them in real life says this is also not true as he’s usually in loud environments. She even goes as far as sleeping with him in bed every night as ‘he can’t sleep without her’ but again he was fine when she was in hospital for surgery
Edited to add, this is covered over the last 2 threads as far as I can remember
Hi, came here as it was mentioned in another thread and wanted to have a look. As a mother to a child who " doesnt seem autistic" you really dont know. Not debating whether chester has autism or not just want to give my point of view
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my son wasnt diagnosed untill he was 7 years old because he "seemed fine" to other people. I brought him to my doctor when he was 4 because i was concerned about some sensory issues and behaviours. My doctor asked him a couple of questions and said " i dont see it, he makes eye contact and answers questions appropriately" i felt like i was the only one seeing it and took the doctors advice, started ignoring certain things he does thinking they arent issues and just "normal". Fast forward to when he was 6 in school and was having more behavioural problems his teacher brought up the topic of him needing assessment. I was right the whole time. And my biggest regret was not listening to my gut and taking the doctors word when he was younger because he would have got the help he needs alot sooner. To this day im still on waiting list after waiting list for supports where i could have been on them 3 years earlier. He was diagnosed with autism "high funtioning" which used to be called aspergers but they changed the name and just put it all under the name autism now. But my point is to any outsider or people who dont know he has autism he seems fine. But they dont see how much he struggles on a daily basis. He also can go into loud enviornments but does have certain " noise triggers". he could be in a room with hundreds of people, often has and it wouldnt bother him. But theres a certain higher pitched sound that will trigger him. Not all autistic children are bothered by all sounds. Before my sons diagnosis i had no idea that there are different "levels" of autism and chester could well and truly be on the " higher functioning" end of it. I still get the comments " oh you wouldnt think he has autism" because my son is completley different in front of people than he is at home with family where he is comfortable to be himself. Chester also wouldnt get a diagnosis just by emma wanting him to have one. A psychologist would have sat with chester and played with him etc and looked for different things. I was so surprised by my sons report what they were actually watching him for while it just looked like they were playing with toys together. To me nothing looked any different in the assesment to another child just playing and interacting, but on the report my son had failed in multiple areas. One day my son might really want to go to the park and do activities, the next he could say he just wants to be alone in his room all day because of anxiety and not want to speak to anyone. Chester might have autism and he might not. But autism is not always visible and not always obvious. Im sure she doesnt post every single thing he struggles with. I could write page after page of my sons struggles and challenges daily but to anyone else he " doesnt seem autistic" i just feel people are quick to say chester doesnt have autism, and im not saying he 100% does, im just explaining from my point, just because he looks "normal" but untill you actually learn about how autism differs and there is a "higher functioning" side i dont think you can say he definitely doesnt have it