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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP how do you know she isnt HFA / Aspergers? Just curious[/quote]

We've had her tested multiple times by reputable psychologists and psychiatrists.[/quote]

You have had her tested multiple times for autism? A neuropsych evaluation costs 5k or 2 years on the waiting list under insurance.  It is also ONLY performed by a neuropsychologist.  Not by a psychologist or a psychiatrist.

I have a DC who was "tested" multiple times by psychologists and pediatricians for other things.  I always asked about Aspergers and they always said no. What they should be required by law to say is "I am not qualified to form an opinion " because they are not. However,  they did and said no. They were wrong and their ineptitude cost DC years of proper, targeted help.

You mention social problems and clumsiness.  These are two red flags. Contact a neuropsychologist.  Preferably one who specializes in girls and autism. [/quote]

Sigh.  There is no such thing as "Aspergers" anymore. [b] Neuropsychs have realized that merely being clumsy and socially awkward is within the normal spectrum of humanity and does not mean that a person has a neurological disorder.[/b]  So, as the OP stated, her child does not have autism.  Now, that does not mean that her daughter would not clearly benefit from sort sort of social classes/therapy to help her out.  [/quote]

I'm sorry but this is not true. I understand that you got this information from somewhere, but your source was not accurate.  It does a disservice to families who have children who were dxed as having Asperger's in the past by minimizing it in a misleading and inaccurate way. Those people have autism.

Asperger's is not diagnosed anymore because it became officially included in the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

https://www.autismspeaks.org/what-asperger-syndrome
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Asperger syndrome, or Asperger’s, is a previously used diagnosis on the autism spectrum. In 2013, it became part of one umbrella diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5 (DSM-5).[/i][/quote]

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