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[quote=Anonymous]
A strategic question. 
My 5th grader currently receives services of an organizational nature for his inattentive ADHD. His IEP is coded under Other Health Impairment.
We have the opportunity to have him evaluated for a possible ASD diagnosis (an extension of the neurospych eval. we are currently doing), which he probably has, since Asperger's runs in the family and he has mild signs of it, such as difficulty keeping friends, not showing much interest in others' lives, communicating well but having difficulty taking appropriate turns in conversations, obsessing over certain topics or activities, weird finger movements, poor coordination etc. However we feel that unlike the crippling ADHD, this is not critical for his development. We definitely don't want to correct the obsession over academic topics, which acts as a miraculous counterweight to his inattention in class! But maybe we're not seeing things correctly, since some of us are Aspies...

So DH is wondering why we would test for this, given the added cost.
Would DS receive extra services at his MCPS? Some sort of social skills group or OT? 
Basically my question is, if you are pretty sure your DS has Asperger's or High-functioning autism, what are the benefits of formalizing a diagnosis? DS has already read books about it and has recognized some of the traits in himself.

Trying to muddle through here.
Thank for you very much for your perspective.[/quote]

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