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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hmmm. I think the DSM says the defining characteristic or the primary characteristic is social deficit, not perseverations or rigidity. I thought these were secondary characteristics. For example, even to get a PDD diagnosis doesn't a child need to have social deficits? It isn't enough to simply have a perseveration, right?[/quote] Well the question was defining characteristic, not only characteristic. My DS certainly has social deficits but has learned how to be social. His biggest problem is his special interests and perseverations which, by the way, absolutely have a social impact. One reason kids with AS have trouble socially is that they can't perceive when others are turned off by their going on and on. But my DS has many friends who accept him as he is so I wouldn't say his social deficits define his disorder.[/quote]
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