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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does your child communicate without words? Pointing, gesturing, PECS, joint attention?[/quote] He does. He points, gestures, shows joint attention and mimics movements and gestures. He was very late to do all of these. Pointing at 16 months, gestures and immitation about 17 months and joint attention at 23 months.[/quote] These are all promising, but just a note that having these doesn't rule out an ASD diagnosis - it's not totally about having them or not, but about quality and how they're used. Obviously I (and no one here) can really comment on whether the specific diagnosis is inaccurate, just wanting to flag that it's not that simple. And it's something that delayed my daughter's diagnosis (and therefore appropriate school help and insurance coverage for necessary services) for nearly 2 years. So, it's one indicator/positive, but not an end all be all. [/quote]
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