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[quote=Anonymous]I’ve worked with hundreds of kids with autism and other disabilities but a focus on asd. I am not a diagnostician or anything like that but have assisted in clinical testing as part of a multidisciplinary team. However, I’m only going by what you’re saying and don’t know anything about this child so I’m giving a very non-cL inical opinion here. That being said as someone that’s worked with many kids I can definitely see why autism diagnosis was given. Regardless of the diagnosis given though the focus should be more on individual strengths and weaknesses. A good clinician working directly with your kid won’t even need to know the diagnosis beyond what is part of records review, as the program should be individualized and based on specific and ever changing deficits and strengths. They’ll do a thorough records review, interview with parents and caregivers, and observations before even writing a single goal. Or at least the good ones will. If they start working with the child and find other things to be more hindering or some things they thought a kid couldn’t do but can they adjust. Parent training may or may not be a part of the program too, but I always try to add it if parents are receptive. Good programs are always evolving and it always takes time to get to know the individual child and their learning style so give the clinician grace. After a clinician has done all this, and it takes many hours, atthat point an adhd or asd diagnosis doesn’t matter much to the person writing the programs, it ends up being more for insurance billing purposes than anything else. So try not to get too focused on one diagnosis or another because in the long run it really doesn’t matter too much. What matters most is finding someone good to write individualized programs for home-based or school-based services and get those in place sooner than later. [/quote]

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