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[quote=Anonymous]Seems like there was something that led to the evaluation that you are not mentioning. Without that information, there's no way to say on this.

"High-functioning ASD" can mean a variety of things, and it often is very hard to tell at the younger ages, even more so with girls. Our DS got a diagnosis at age 9. We felt like his interactions as a baby and toddler were a little different and suspected ASD at that time but were assured that he seemed to be developing typically. He had no milestone delays at all, and things seemed fine during his preschool and early elementary years. He was a bit quiet but usually made 1-2 close friends each year in school.

As friendships became a little less about physicality (i.e. tag, chasing, etc), the social issues presented more. The complexities of bullying and cliques were hard for him, and that's when he started misbehaving and getting into trouble. He was clearly much more stressed at school, and that led to meltdowns at home. He had always been sensitive to fabrics and foods, but we were always told by the pediatrician that it was nothing because he was physically healthy.

The only reason we got him evaluated was due to increased  behavioral problems and meltdowns we had never seen before. Once we did, we saw in retrospect that some of his interactions with others and rigidity made sense from an ASD lens. However, he never had particularly abnormal eye contact, no significant intense interests, etc. He was always very independent and "do it myself," but up until about age 9, the inflexibility and rigidity weren't major issues we saw or observed as problems.[/quote]

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