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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]How in the world would high-functioning Aspies be mistaken for MERLD? [/b] The kids I know with MERLD are virtually unable/completely unable to talk. Most of the kids I know who people doubt are autistic, or the autistic kids I know who people go around saying "He just needs a good spanking" are highly verbal. Some may also have an adjustment disorder. Perhaps all do. Probably all their parents do to.[/quote] It's not an uncommon problem. My son was first DXd with mild to moderate MERLD. His other problems weren't apparent until his language improved. Then his perservative interests became REALLY apparent, as did his social skills deficits. Nothing this guy is saying is new. The debate over the rate at which ASDs are diagnosed is more than a decade old. The argument over whether some kids with a DX of ASD should actually be dxd with MERLD is also not knew. Sowell's book "Late Talking Children" came out in 1998. [/quote]
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