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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So he does not have a speech delay, correct? He also doesn't have global developmental delays. The teacher says autism, your responses didn't indicate that. Do you think he could be on the spectrum? One thing I often tell parents is to look at these questionnaires in relation to an IEP: Does he make eye contact when requesting something at least 7 out of 10 times? Does he read emotions correctly at least 7 out of 10 times? These are just examples. The teachers are able to see him directly compared to his peers, and perhaps he doesn't exhibit the same "symptoms" of ASD when he is at home. I would definitely get a 2nd opinion, many high-functioning children pass the ADOS initially and do not show symptoms until the social demands increase beyond what they are able to cope with. My child passed the ADOS initially, but she was diagnosed a year later and reconfirmed 3 years after that.

I am not saying he DOES have autism, he may just have some traits. It strikes me though that the teachers have such a different perception than you do.

What will happen? Unless they give him the educational diagnosis of autism, he will likely not qualify for an IEP anymore. He doesn't have significant enough delays for the DD label and he does not have other health issues. Pretty much the only way to get an IEP for pragmatic speech and social skills is through the autism diagnosis, because his issues do not interfere with academics. Pullout services for lunch are next to impossible to get at most DCPS. You may get it unofficially, but they do not usually want to commit to this on an IEP.

You may need to supplement privately, unfortunately. [/quote]

The above is basically what happened to us.  My DD tested in typical range for expressive/receptive for speech (while sitting in my lap) but had very limited pragmatic speech, would not talk at daycare, will not respond to direct questions.  Her EI speech therapist recommended continuing services, believing that DD needed continued social support and probably has some processing issues.   At our IEP hearing the district SLP yelled at me "I cannot in good conscience say that this is a disabled child!" and they told us about a thousand times that she's shy, and we were denied.  The only good thing is that  since we're arranging our own services we can be more picky and choose those most tailored to her needs.  [/quote]

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