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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I read about the four sub-types in the summary, it really brings to mind the disorder formerly known as “Aspberger’s,” and then ASD level 1–2-3 in that order. I would like to see the “social and behavioral challenges” group that has at least average IQ, reaches developmental milestones, and struggles with anxiety, OCD, ADHD etc. as a completely separate diagnosis from ASD. I get that they are the largest group in terms of size, but their challenges are soooo much different from kids who use communication devices, have multiple learning disabilities, low IQ, can’t be in regular school classes, and so on.[b] And it’s diluting care and resources from those who most need it[/b]. I also think ASD is being over-diagnosed in older kids, teens, young adults, and even adults, because it’s somehow easier to accept an autism diagnosis vs. some combination of OCD-anxiety-depression-ADHD giving you a somewhat “difficult” personality. [/quote]

The kids who need care, need care. Period. No one is more or less deserving of healthcare - regardless of why they need it.[/quote]

I think it’s interesting to take a cost benefit analysis stance and say that of course all kids deserve care but there’s a subgroup of kids who are “mildly” affected who would definitely benefit from early and skilled behavioral and social skills support and intervention. And that in the long run that this is money well spent. Because the ceiling for improvement is higher than foe someone who is more severely affected.

I’m not sure why anyone would argue against getting the taxpayer funded benefits that come from an early autism diagnosis.

I certainly wish my ADHD son, who may also be on the spectrum,  had received such a diagnosis early on. I wish I had pursued one.

But all assumed that his issues were behavioral because in short he was very verbal, bright, outgoing and could make eye contact. When teachers provided assessments for his evaluation he scored as low as you can score on the is this autism scale.

He was often disciplined for being too loud in class, speaking out of turn, getting in to other people’s personal space, and on and on,  essentially being a mini bulldozer who lacked the ability to pick up social cues.

It’s really broken him down over time.

In hindsight he would have really benefited from the wrap around services that an early autism diagnosis and early intervention would have made him eligible for. [/quote]

lol. I have a kid like that. What “early intervention and wrap around services” do you think exist? They really don’t. there is no magic intervention for high functioning kids. And even though my kid was dx’d at 6 and got a fair amount of services, his needs are still totally different (greater and lesser in different respects) than in early elementary school. Meanwhile kids with severe autism and their families will need actual intensive care and services their whole lives. [/quote]

DP I can only speak for our family and a limited perspective of having a younger child but we have absolutely found that OT and social skills classes starting at age 4 have really helped. Saw a ton of progress with that combo.[/quote]

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