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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We were told to rule out ASD at one point. But similar to the thinking of the OP...for our part, we have not pursued ASD testing specifically because I was worried about misdiagnosis and it doesn't feel right to me. My kid has a lot of sensory issues. But he has great perspective taking, really understands other people's feelings, and doesn't like routines much. Prefers spontaneity. So, it never felt quite right to me to get that ASD diagnosis even though the school team was pushing it when he was younger. Recently, a psychologist (who hadn't met him) told me 'well, it is a really WIDE spectrum, maybe you should see if he does have ASD'.

I just don't see the point really. If autism is such a wide spectrum that it includes people with great perspective taking who are highly emotionally intelligent, what is the point of the spectrum at all?

But like the OP, I wonder if I am damaging his mental health later by not helping him understand himself better in some way. He has a lot of diagnoses already and we have been very upfront about them: ADHD, anxiety, dyslexia/dysgraphia. And he certainly has some social anxiety and social skills issues related to ADHD impulsivity.....[/quote]

Frankly you have asked a golden question that many PP have asked on these forums - the spectrum has become so wide that it has diluted a lot of nuances and every kid is different. I am fighting "off" a DX we received as well because it doesn't quite either, and are more development delays than anything else. I would not share as the terminologies keep changing and it's not fair for kids to fully grasp the scientific community and the DSM-5 which btw will likely be updated again - so why  bother - to understand himself is to just be who he is and be comfortable about it, why put labels on this?[/quote]

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