Finally a diagnosis!

My son underwent a psychoeducational evaluation recently. I've only recieved half the results but he finally has an Autism diagnosis...at nearly 18 years old. He has severe learning disabilities in academics, memory, executive functioning, adaptive functioning, and affect regulation. As well as mild to moderate in cognitive ability and attention.

He has prior diagnoses such as the CPTSD, anxiety, depression, ODD, ADHD, OCD... Some which have he doesn't seem to have anymore which is fantastic!!

I have concerns now that he has these diagnoses as he's almost a legal adult. There are next to nothing for supports for adults. I'm not sure where to turn now. I'm in northern BC Canada. So I'm in search of online resources if you know of anything!

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HootyTheNightOwl

Do some research on his new autism diagnosis and how it affects him, CPTSD, anxiety, depression, ODD, ADHD, OCD are often misdiagnosed in cases where the person actually has autism.

It will help you to know what co-occurring diagnoses he has (if any) because you can shake those trees in your quest to find him help, too.

I'm just facing up to the fact that I have autism and I'm not yet ready for an official diagnosis (it is on the list, but it's not the most pressing issue on my list) and I find it helpful to look at how other diagnoses interplay with autism.