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[quote=Anonymous]OP, we went through the KKI research assessment when my DD was 19 months and she also qualified for the study, showing "mild" signs of an ASD.  Later assessments with a couple different dev. peds around her 2nd birthday also put her on the spectrum for purposes of designing the right therapy plan, but also let us know that she may not meet the ASD diagnosing criteria by the time she starts kindergarten.  While we've done a lot of the legwork in putting together what we think is the right mix of therapy for our DD, our dev. ped. (and others at KKI CARD) have been very helpful in making suggestions and letting us know when they think something is or isn't worth doing.  We just had a 6 month follow-up with the dev. ped. (my DD is now 2 1/2) and while he does still think she's on the spectrum, he repeatedly commented what a difference he thinks early intervention has made, particularly with language and play skills (at the same time, we're starting to see increases in social anxieties and self-stimulatory repetitive behavior).  So bottom line, I'm happy we had the early assessments and got started on therapy at a young age, regardless of what her diagnosis is now or later on.  [/quote]

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