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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would not be in a hurry to affix a label to your child, OP. Your child may have a number of issues, but they may or may not add up to an actual diagnosis. My DD has never had a diagnosis of ASD, but she has some similar symptoms. I focus on the symptoms, not the diagnosis. I read a very interesting article about Round Up as a cause of the huge increase in autism, ADD and other similar issues in children in the last 20 years, and I think it's a good hypothesis. I would try to clean up your child's environment and diet as a very basic start, eliminating sugar and processed foods, and see if her behavior changes. DD no longer has a LD diagnosis, and most of her symptoms are gone. [b]A developmental ped will not tell you about diet and biomedical treatments[/b], but in DDs case, they made all the difference, along with speech therapy and a few other therapies. Best of luck to you sorting it out, OP. [/quote]

Uh, yeah, because they believe in [i]science[/i]...[/quote]

Diet is science. Chemistry.

NP here OP - I agree not to jump with labeling and diagnosing. It is very easy to get up in all of this but some kids have more anxiety than others which tends to exhibit quirky behavior.  Others just need more gross/motor work. It may not need a lot to change things. Clean up the diet, keep a schedule, regulate sleep, keep a log. Talk to your regular Ped, preschool teachers, and get a reputable OT eval.

But again, docs, OT's, and parents of SN are very quick to label and diagnose so be careful.

Good luck[/quote]

The dietary changes you're talking about aren't evidence based.  That's the difference.[/quote]

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