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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. The psychologist we saw said he didn't have autism because he "demonstrated good and fluid coordination between his verbal and nonverbal communication, was socially responsive and able to engage in fluid back-and-forth interactions, and showed relative strengths in his imaginative play. Because autism is a behavioral diagnosis, a child has to consistently display a number of these behaviors across settings. When DS is anxious or dysregulated, these things become more challenging for him. However, when he is calm and regulated, he is able to integrate these pieces of social functioning, so he does not meet criteria for ASD."

We just got off the waiting list with Georgetown's child psych unit - should I try KKI too? Also, another thing I didn't mention is that he has been taking his clothes off at school too when he gets upset.

The school social worker is in the middle of doing a functional behavioral assessment.

What is ABA? Thanks so much in advance.[/quote]

Well, it's probably not worth worrying about right now, but could help the overall picture to keep it in mind.  My kid with ASD functions well socially when he is calm and regulated and had normal imaginative play at 7 ... a lot of HFA kids do.  The question is whether rigidity/perseverative behavior and  relative lack of interest in conforming to social rules (which is different from being socially responsive on an individual level, especially 1:1 with an adult assessor) cause behavioral issues.  I only really bring this up because the ASD diagnosis helped us with DCPS.  [/quote]

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