Is that asd?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I have no idea if your kid has Autism but at 5 it is not hard to maintain friendships. My daughter got dxed much older and it slowly became harder and harder to maintain friendships. As other kids got more mature in their understanding and just more developed socially, my DD did not. Girls often get diagnosed later for this reason.

Still, maybe your kid isn't ASD, I don't know. But things sometimes become clearer later.

+1 from NP with DD diagnosed as a teen.

[Anonymous]

welcome to the wide umbrella of the DSM-5 definition - the gap is so much wider for what ASD is, most level 1 kids wouldn't have even been DX years ago before they broadened the definition. I doubt parents are DX shopping or what this label by any means, but here we are...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:welcome to the wide umbrella of the DSM-5 definition - the gap is so much wider for what ASD is, most level 1 kids wouldn't have even been DX years ago before they broadened the definition. I doubt parents are DX shopping or what this label by any means, but here we are...

FWIW our child's ASD diagnosis didn't even get her an IEP (evaluator predicted this) and makes no difference in terms of insurance coverage, but it does help us understand her and recognize why she struggles when she does. Also helps us plan for what supports/accommodations she needs/will need. I don't care if it is called autism, Asperger's or something else but I am glad I understand my child is neurodivergent.