Thank you.
What I saw in the case of my grandson was that no services were available until we had that diagnosis. So the system is set up to work for you only if you get the diagnosis.
QuickStart has altered that somewhat through a partnership with the Children's Treatment Centre. Services are now being provided to children pre-diagnosis.
Why can't we just treat the child? In the end, does it matter what the diagnosis is? If a child is not speaking, should we not provide speech therapy? If a child has a self-injurious behaviour, should we not be doing behaviour therapy? I don't see the need to have the ultimate diagnosis to provide the care to the child and the family.