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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]&lt;&lt;I don't think it's so much that people view MERLD as an &quot;autism light&quot; as that there are quite a few private practitioners who give that diagnosis when there's more involved.&gt;&gt;

This is the part of the debate i dont get. Why would a private practioner give that diagnosis if its not accurate and comprehensive? And if it is accurate and more incolvied, why not give that dx as well as others: as in merld, adhd (or asd), etc etc?

The point im making is this: its been suggested repeatedly that private practioners are giving diagnosises to make parents feel better. [b]Do people really believe thats happening?[/b] Isnt it the responsbility of the practioner to say: look, this is the deal with you kid? It just seems like an awefully big conspiracy theory to think the private practitioners hare hiding the reality...[/quote]

Yes, some do. They view school systems as giving labels prematurely and try to help parents avoid that situation by providing a more limited diagnosis to younger children. They're aware that, if it's really ASD, it's "not going away."   [/quote]

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