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[quote=Anonymous]Hi - 14:43 PP here. You are mostly correct, I think. When my daughter was diagnosed with autism back in 2008, we were told the criteria was X number of deficits (I think at least 6?) all three categories (social, communication, cognitive). I don't think any one outweighed the other. That's why in my response I said that it's really hard for us to tell a "defining characteristic". When she was 2 years old, it seemed like the perseverative play was more prominent because social and cognitive skills were hard to compare at that age. Now that she speaks and communicates (to a point) and her cognitive functions have developed, it seems like the social deficits really stick out...although she still definitely has issues elsewhere. So - it's very hard to put a thumb on a "defining characteristic".[/quote]
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