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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dear OP. I read most of this but couldn’t read it all because it’s too hard to read. More is known about ASD-1 (Asperger’s but that physician was a Nazi so it’s not used). My DD was diagnosed in her sophomore year of high school. There were warning signs from birth forward including her preschool teachers referral. There entire team at Johns Hopkins KKI ruled it out and only said “early signs of ADHD” which cannot be dx’d until age 6. My DD still has ADHD and ADHD plus a whole panoply of diagnoses. My DD is now at a therapeutic boarding school. It is heartbreaking not to have her home. Get your child testing, it could be helpful for SSI, and please don’t blame yourself. There’s no good way for parents like us to connect, but you’re not alone.[/quote]

I remember years ago CNMC was more into giving autism diagnosis and KKI would give a menu of an anxiety disorder, ADHD and whatever before considering ASD and then a lot of people who came out with the menu dx from KKI (multiple diagnosis with symptoms of ASD) eventually often got the ASD diagnosis elsewhere. So even top places don't agree. When mine already had the HFA diagnosis a CNMC developmental ped who trained at Hopkins and had a son like mine, insisted it wasn't HFA and tried to take away the diagnosis. She explained my child was just very bright with a good memory and ADHD. We got another opinion and that person agreed HFA as did anyone else in the future. He also as not the genius she claimed. Above average is some areas, but not a misunderstood smartypants.[/quote]

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