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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Perspective as a boy mom - we also got an asd dx in addition to the adhd and ds has no issues with perseveration/ understanding sarcasm/ pretend play/ reciprocal conversation/ extroversion etc. i think the asd profile is now honestly just so wide that you will tend to get that dx with any social emotional deficit. Adhd specifically has a lot of crossover with asd (emotional regulation and inflexibility) so hard to parse the difference. Honestly we really just don’t understand either at this stage so neuropsychs are almost becoming outdated and opinions from more consistent providers are likely more valuable [/quote]

What do you mean opinions “from more consistent providers” are more valuable? Does this include a teacher or tutor or parent? All of whom are constantly seeing the patterns or behaviors, whereas a neuropsych tester is not. [/quote]
I’m not the poster you’re replying to, but I agree with her. The neuropsychologist definitely misread some observations of my dd. Our developmental pediatrician who had known and treated dd for years strongly disagreed with the neuropsych report. DD was not herself during the neuropsych testing because she was extremely anxious. People who had observed her in her everyday environment reported very different findings.[/quote]

I’m the pp who said that. I just think neuropsychs are overrated for borderline cases of asd. Of course you can’t give a kid adhd meds without some indication that they have adhd - but for asd that’s borderline, providers who see your kid every day are going to be better judges. Is it perseveration or just a hobby? Is it fundamental deficit in theory of mind or is the kid just not the most socially gifted kid? Consistent providers are going to be better judges and also the only reason to get an asd dx at that level is if you’re going to do something about it, or if you think the info would help your child [/quote]

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