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for us yes a diagnosis did make a difference because we learnt what each one meant to her and how we were going to help her.what the disorganised attachment meant for BT how it affected her and how we could help that area...what was it that was different to the other two areas.trauma what were the triggers, how did the behaviour differ, how were we to help her with this.aspergers HF how did this affect her what elements was this..learning each area has helped us greatly manage the behaviour and help her to manage to cope with lifes elements... get her to work through fears -she will not forget them but she has learnt to manage them(well most).without the diagnosis we would have never moved the great mountains we have...once you know WHAT you are dealing with -you can then work with it..seperating it all out can then help work differently for different things.

Hi, we are waiting on a ASD diagnosis at the mo again with some trauma.Our son is 9 and coping in main stream with 1:1 20 hours a week .With a diagnosis we will have a good start from which to get further support ,without a dx no one will take responsibility for support and we will get no where .I am hoping the right DX is given for him and I understand I can refuse the result of the DX meeting if I feel they are in error or ask for other considerations to be taken account of .I am still waiting for the date of our meeting !

Thanks for your replies. I agree that we need to know the different elements of what is going on for our son and we need to get to the bottom of his different needs as best we can.And more importantly for it to be understood by others esp. school! thanks again. Good luck mama mia with the right diagnosis/understanding of your son's needs and well done SLTW for moving those mountains!