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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To me, this article just shows how difficult it really is to diagnose autism.  We must accept that we are still in our infancy in understanding ASD and in our ability to diagnose it.  Even Chuck Conlon, the well respected developmental ped in this area, has removed the ASD label from some kids that he has previously DXed.  We must be committed to continued efforts to learn about autisms, their prognosis, and the impact of behavioral, biomedical and other therapies.  I say be wary of those who claim to be experts and those who diagnose young children with 100% assuredness.[/quote]

I agree.[/quote]

I think unless we have genetic or blood tests there will always be some confusion. Development muddies the waters tsuch a degree that it is really hard to sort out what is what. It is too bad we have to rely so heavily on diagnoses to get services - it would be much better just to treat based on need and then see as the child grows and develops what the actual diagnosis might be once teh developmental pieces are ironed out and there is more stability in presentation. There is so much overlap - for example executive functioning deficits, sensory processing, emotional and behavioral dysregulation that are common to many childhood disorders.

They do get it right much of the time but having kids who grow out of ADHD, ASD, Childhood Bipolar etc... makes it sees as though the professionals are incompetent..which they aren't. It is just a very difficult and perhaps at times unnecessary task to sort out exaclty what means what. [/quote]

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