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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son has that diagnosis. He doesn't quite check all the boxes for an autism diagnosis, but that's basically what it is and the recommendations for supporting social skills for autistic kids apply. [/quote]

I disagree that this is basically Autism. It is not and the same recommendations do not apply. [/quote]

It’s almost like autism, except it focuses only on the social issues. I've heard many people with the social communication disorder still consider themselves to be on the spectrum/neurodivergent and I think it might make sense, I think this just depends how their masking skills are.[/quote]

No. The level of social impairment is dramatically different from ASD. Also, what you "heard" or what people consider themselves to have is totally irrelevant. Social media is full of people claiming they have this or that due to self diagnosis. That is NOT how these disorders are diagnosed. Criteria is set via the DSM, and there are standard evaluation tools used by professionals. Please stop spreading misinformation. I say this as a professional who works in this area with children who have both of these diagnoses.

I do think our understanding of both of these disorders will continue to evolve, and the next DSM may look different. I would also like to see better diagnostic tools. I have hope for that with advances in brain images and genetic research. We'll see. [/quote]

Listen I think you're in a little bit of denial. [/quote]

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