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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op do you have a neuropsych eval? You may be able to ask the evaluator to consider abstract thinking and pattern recognition to get a better idea of asd vs "something else."[/quote]

What does abstract thinking and pattern recognition have to do with autism?

DS with ASD scored highest, 99%, on these in the WISC according to his neuropsych eval.[/quote]

Right. People with ASD score average to hghly in those areas but people with NVLD score on the low end.[/quote]

Really?  When has ASD (or social communication disorder) ever been diagnosed by the WISC which is what you are saying here.  [/quote]

DP. I personally think NVLD could be a useful subtype of autism. I have a kid who fits a lot of the NLVD characteristics. That said I’m comfortable with the ASD diagnosis. It’s frustrating that diagnoses can be fuzzy. But I think the right reaction to that is to seek out the therapies that work best for your individual kid. The quest for marginal diagnoses that are “not Autism” seems more about avoiding autism and less about actually seeking out what will work for your kid. There are cases of true misdiagnosis or comorbidities, like anxiety, adhd, ocd, depression. But getting caught up in your kid having “SCD but not autism!!” isn’t a super helpful use of energy.

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Not the poster you were responding to but the one before.
I agree wholeheartedly with what you have said. But, I have a dc who has ASD very clearly and another who evaluator said only because of family history are they giving the asd diagnosis.  Sure enough as time goes on I do wish I had a better understanding of what challenges the 2nd one faces. He seems to have much higher anxiety than the "clearly asd" child. No one seems to know how to help him in therapy.  If I learn that he has problems with big picture thinking or abstract thinking or recognizing patterns in socialization or life in general it might be helpful for a therapist or us parents to help him. The diagnosis asd and anxiety doesn't help understand him whereas it's very helpful for the other child.

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