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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They need to bring back onset before age 3, that would solve everything.[/quote]

That was the dividing line between "Asperger's" and "classic" (or Kanner) autism, wasn't it?  But they did away with those categories.  [/quote]

My kid either the first category or the third - generally developmentally on track with a history of severe anxiety but doing well now overall with social skills and executive functioning supports outside of school and a 504 plan in school. Still young so may be hard to see all the ways she is impacted but can be considered subtle right now (though it is obvious to me).

Despite it being "subtle" no question she has been autistic since infancy. The severe anxiety became apparent at age 2.[/quote]

This is also true for my kid but it wasn't diagnosed early, specifically because it[b] didn't present with the severe communication deficits (she is hyper-verbal) or developmental delays. [/b]But she didn't potty train until age 4, she had selective mutism in PK, and she has extreme anxiety that gets read as shyness and awkwardness by teachers and others.

I think it's obvious that "mild" forms of autism are genetic and begin presenting very early on, but because these kids tend to walk and talk on time and their autistic behaviors may not be as extreme, they are less likely to be identified until later when school and social demands become more complex and it's more clear that these kids have neurodivergence.

It's also common for the co-occurring disorders to be diagnosed first -- anxiety, OCD, ADHD. I feel like I see this with girls often, far more often than with boys.[/quote]

Then it’s not autism. [/quote]
DP. With a late diagnosed girl who tested in the 99 percentile for verbal IQ. She is 2E and was similar -very advanced in language and milestones. I posted the DSM since you are using autistic stereotypes and tropes - Instead of diagnostic criteria.

https://www.autismspeaks.org/autism-diagnostic-criteria-dsm-5#:~:text=In%202013%2C%20the%20APA%20released,not%20exhaustive%2C%20see%20text):[/quote]

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