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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MERLD parents are treated horribly on these boards by a few ASD parents. You cannot even tell success stories without these parents chiming in that they will always have trouble...which is in no way a universal truth.  They also put out so much information about MERLD. ..even some of the MERLD parents are doing this. MERLD can be a challenging diagnosis...or it can simply correct itself when a child's receptive language kicks in. I know a child who was labeled autistic and mentally retarded at age 7 because his receptive language was in the bottom 1 percent.  He ended up going to college on a scholarship and is successfully employed in a demanding job and has a wife and family.

The treatments for MERLD and ASD are not the same. Many of us have found that out the hard way. And we have every right to tell our stories.

I also know of several women who realize they have married men on the spectrum. (I live in a town full of engineers.) These marriages are now imploding because while these very smart men were able to get through enough social communication to land a wife they can no longer maintain the relationships. So the challenges do not end for those on the spectrum either. [/quote]

MERLD and ASD choose from the same bag of treatments. Your child didn't respond to certain treatments because of her/his specific needs, not because of the diagnosis. It makes much more sense to contrast something like DYSLEXIA and HYPERLEXIA which are neurological opposites based on MRIs. One requires the emphasis on decoding the other requires the emphasis on reading comprehension.  The fact that you leap to saying you know autistic engineers who are divorcing because they cannot communicate well makes me think that if you can convince yourself MERLD is a world away from autism then your child will be fine. Just focus on what your child needs rather than making broad generalizations.[/quote]

Actually no.  MERLD kids do not get ABA, in less diagnosed.  And, speech therapy would look very different for a child with autism with pragmatic issues speech therapy would look very different than a MERLD child.  Yes, they are all technically in speech therapy, but what that therapy looks like is very different.    My child did not respond at all to ABA.  It was not even relevant to his needs.  You are the one making the broad generalization with this statement.  [/quote]

MERLD kids don't "get ABA" b/c it doesn't fall under insurance coverage.  Speech therapy doesn't look different.  So what if your kid didn't respond to ABA.  However, your it's MERLD not ASD obsession makes me think that you are either on the spectrum or have OCD.[/quote]

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