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We are in DC.  The dr recommended 20 hrs a week of ABA but we don’t have the full report yet. Our biggest concern is speech.   We see a lot of attention issues in non-preferred tasks. But don’t have big behavior concerns. We really believe most everything stems from communication. He was also diagnosed with MERLD.  At this point that is our biggest concern.   Any recommendations or just things to keep an eye on are greatly appreciated.

To the people who have responded:   Thanks so much. It seems so overwhelming and lonely but you all have helped calm me down a bit. [/quote]

How old is your child? I can tell you of many, many MERLD parents who had their child diagnosed with autism, only to find out it wasn't autism after all. The younger your child is the more likely this is to be the case.

ABA is discrete trial training. It teaches skills, but DO NOT USE IT FOR SPEECH!  It teaches a scripted, stilted speech and does not typically lead to natural conversation. If you don't have big behavior issues you could likely use your time better.

What is your child's receptive language like? This will affect everything, including behavior, ability to connect socially, to attend in the classroom, etc.

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He’s 4.  He is very compliant and wants to follow directions. He has lack of focus/attention issues when he isn’t interested.  He has all of his pre-acamdic skills but won’t talk to his teacher or many people at school. Expressively he is about 2 years behind. Receptively is is about 2.5ish years behind. We really feel like he needs to be around all the other 4 year olds in his PreK class. But the school does not agree [/quote]

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