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[quote=Anonymous]There is a free program called ESPA run out of Stanford University. They help you to get oriented and map out next steps. They don't get a lot of clients from this area, but for me they recommended some Maryland specific resources. Autism Speaks has an online tool kit for first 100 days after diagnosis.

ADOS-II is considered a gold standard for diagnosis, if you have any doubts, that's what a provider should use for a definitive diagnosis.

Kennedy Krieger has a lot of good resources and services, and also clinical studies.

Diagnosis opens a lot of doors in terms of receiving services and getting them covered by insurance.

For us, the team who diagnosed in private practice helped to navigate the array of services. Also, a dev ped at Children's has been helpful in that.

At this early age it's impossible to truly predict the educational trajectory. My child had a lot of similar things in his profile - echolalia (which turned out to be gestalt language learning style), hypotonia, motor planning and social skills delays. He is almost 4 now but we still don't know in regard to IQ and some of his other capabilities (and what it would mean down the line). [/quote]

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