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[quote=Anonymous]What do you mean by early intervention?

We did not notice anything amiss about DS until he started school when he was 4 and was encouraged to get an evaluation by his teacher.  DS was evaluated by a child psychologist hired by the school which we followed up with a developmental ped who does school observations and Children's Center for ASD.  Alll diagnosed DS with AS/ASD.

DS has an IEP at his school.  Completely mainstreamed.  DS's main issue was that he would not engage with his peers.  IEP and time has made it much better, has friends, excels academically, no behavior issues or sensory issues.  He gets social skills class, help with pragmatic issues with SLP, OT, Sp Ed support, all IEP goals are social. DS is 5 and in K.  Our educational consultant who periodically observes him in the classroom reports DS appears NT in the classroom whereas prior to the IEP any one who was looking in could tell DS has issues.

We have found all therapies tried outside school (to get DS to engage with peers/classmates) useless.  Adult led therapy does not carry over to peers.  Adult facilitated interactions/play works much better.

People don't notice there's anything different about him.  He is very engaging with adults.  Eye contact is fine.  His issues are only apparent in the classroom.  We use to do private OT when DS was first dx'd, and met many moms with SN kids including AS - every single one when I told them he had ASD expressed surprise and make some comment about "high functioning", etc.  A distant relative who has a son, a teen, with AS thinks our dx is "wrong.". Well, they never saw him in a classroom when he had no supports and services.  I think people have preconceived ideas about how Asperger's present or SHOULD present.

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