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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Originally the developmental pediatrician concludes that my 2 year old DS is not autistic, but has some stimming behavior & needs speech evaluation after 30 minutes of background asking/observations/testing. However, the second that DS hugs her out of blue & lean his head/body against her with giggling & big smile, the pediatrician comments that is unusual & asks me is DS always friendly to strangers/other people. I tell her yes, and DS has been friendly with big smiles to a lot of people since he was little.

And, then pediatrician starts to ask if DS has any milestones didn't meet age appropriate when he was younger. I said yes that he didn't point/wave/recognize his name/making better eye contact till past 2 years old, but now he is doing all these quite really well. The pediatrician says that autistic kids can improve skills over time. But her main concern is that he is too friendly to strangers (which include herself). [/quote]

Sounds like the doctor isn't sure either so that is why she is recommending additional testing.  Nothing wrong with getting additional data.

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Agree.

Time will probably clarify things.  As an FYI teachers and ST aren’t qualified to diagnose autism.  Being overly friendly can be a trait many kids on the spectrum have—like wanting to talk to everyone—over sharing with strangers or giving hugs to people they just met.  My kid goes to a sn school and this trait is fairly common.

Just treat his issues as they arise and sort out potential diagnoses as needed.  Sounds like you’re on the ball with therapies so I wouldn’t stress too much over is he or isn’t he at this point.[/quote]

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