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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]By definition an autism diagnosis requires a serious deficit in social interactions. So it is hard to understand how a "very socially motivated" child would fit in. I do think this is part of diagnosis-creep. Interestingly, I read a Phd thesis by a sociologist who found that basically every single child evaluated by the autism center she researched was given a diagnosis - this suggests to me that there is a bias towards diagnosing once a kid gets in the "system" even if the problem is mild or something else altogether. [/quote]

Maybe bc you can have "serious deficits in social interaction" and still be "very socially motivated"?   Especially when they are young and haven't received a lot of social rejection yet.[/quote]

Yeah, this is why I really question the utility of an autism "diagnosis." It does not seem that helpful or accurate to group together kids who love people and love to interact, with kids who are socially uninterested. [/quote]

That is why it is a spectrum now.  Read Neurotribes if you haven't already.  It was very helpful in understanding why the spectrum came about.[/quote]

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