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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS is almost 3 and has no ASD diagnosis although he has what his dev ped calls "ASD traits".  Dev ped told us that if we sought diagnoses with another specialist, we have 50/50 chances of getting an actual ASD diagnosis.  DS has no "physical" symptoms (no digestive issues, sleep issues, skin or autoimmune) so far.  He has speech delay, some intense interests/borderline repetative behaviors, attention and sensory seeking issues.  The label hasn't mattered--obviously he has issues (though some friends/family don't see it) and we intervened fairly intensively by 18 months old.  One of his OTs was "sure" he has ASD, the others have said no or if so, very HFA.

If he did get the ASD label, I could see him "outgrowing" it and having other diagnoses (ADHD, etc.) stick.  Hard to say what progress he would have made without the interventions.[/quote]

This was my DC except we were told he would be diagnosed and we had the option to do it.  He is 8 1/2 now & other than some odd/intense interests there isn't anything there.  We meet with a the department head at a major hospital sort of before & after and he said that if he hadn't put it in the file he never would have believed it.

I think there are some kids that you can "teach" to grow out of it.  Doesn't mean that kids that don't "grow out of it" had parents that tried less, just all part of how ASD is so different for each child.  My son is very malleable and easy going, so it was kind of like training a lab puppy.  Make eye contact, don't walk on your tip-toes, ask your friend what their favorite color is, try not to flap your hands, say "hi, my name is **** would you like to play".......[/quote]

I'm the PP you quoted.  Would you mind sharing some info?  It sounds like you also did some interventions--what do you do?  ST? OT?  Do you feel that the were needed and helpful or do you feel that your DC would be in the same place without it?[/quote]

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