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[quote=Anonymous]He's still on the young side, so I wouldn't tell him yet. As he gets older, the ASD symptoms the provider identified may resolve, or they may morph into an entirely different diagnosis. This happened with us...our DD was diagnosed with ASD, and while she did have some traits, the diagnosis just didn't feel right to us. We did share the info with her, but waited a few months to do so. It really didn't affect her that much, other than having some questions, she was ok with it. She agreed with some of the findings, but not most, and we didn't share the info with the school.

She did have limited eye contact and minimal reciprocal conversation with the provider who tested her, but she had only met this person 15 mins before the testing started. She was very uncomfortable being left alone with a new person in a new place and it definitely came across during the testing, but she had been totally different with us at home, with our extended family, and with people at school she was comfortable with. Fast forward 3 years and the ASD diagnosis was modified to moderate-severe social anxiety disorder. Good luck with whatever you decide.[/quote]

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