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[quote=Anonymous]Sometimes a diagnosis becomes more apparent when the child gets older and is confronted with greater challenges in school, etc.  You may be on the right track that he in on the spectrum but that may be all you need to know right now...look at his areas of delay or weakness and address those: social skills class (and see Michelle Garcia-Winner resources to teach perspective taking, reading emotions and gestures, becoming aware that other people have thoughts and intentions and we can infer what they are by looking for clues); see and OT if there are fine motor or gross motor delays; talk about literal vs. figurative speech--there are kids' books on that and on understanding idioms; find a cognitive behavioral therapist or behavior consultant to address behavioral issues or set up a program to practice social skills and other skill deficits (self help sklils, for example--a good behavioral program will break down a skill into component parts, allow the child to practice those skills until mastered, and use positive reinforcement/rewards).  Having the actual diagnosis doesn't add anything to the list of things you can work on...though it can help get an IEP at school...Good luck.[/quote]

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