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[quote=Anonymous]I had an acquaintance once tell me her son thought he was playing with other kids, but he actually wasn't. She was kind of amused, and I thought to myself it sounded like autism. Fast forward two years and both of our kids have been diagnosed. She didn't think hers was autistic and I didn't think mine was. But they both are.

I think if you are wondering about this, you should explore getting a developmental pediatrician appointment or an eval from a psychologist. I know it's not easy or cheap, but the payoff from early identification is huge.

Fwiw my DC is the type nobody thinks is autistic and is not stereotypically so, but after the eval we don't doubt it at all. The stereotypes about autism - no eye contact, no interest in others - are just one way autism can present. I waved off early signs like stimming, a lack of pointing and repetitive play because DC is so expressive, smiled and laughed from an early age and loves playing with other kids. But autism can look like that.

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