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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our developmental pediatrician went to our son's school and observed him, prek, and spoke with his teachers.  DS presents NT one-on-one with adults:  good eye contact, very verbal, very engaging.  It's only when you see DS in a classroom with peers that his deficits are apparent:  not engaged, wanders aimlessly, does not play with other children.  DS excels academically - attends an immersion school.  We don't speak the language.  No behavior issues.

I'm glad our developmental pediatrician DX our DS with Aspergers b/c it's clear that's what he has:  DS has an IEP and it's made a world of difference and very quickly.[/quote]

[b]This describes a lot of special needs kids, not just those with Asperger's.[/b]

And you can get an IEP with all 13 different categories, including EDD, language and OHI. [/quote]

It does?  DS has no language delay except with pragmatics.  He is highly, precociously verbal in English and in the immersion language.  His main issues are with social interactions, repetitive behaviors and having obsessive interests - the definition of AS.[/quote]

SN kids often have trouble with peer relationships. Children with language delays, for example, can't keep up with conversations, and get left behind enough that they just stop trying.  They can't attend to circle times because they have no idea what is being said, so they wander around and do their own thing. They don't engage, again, because the language is such a barrier. These kids are misdiagnosed with autism in absolute droves.

The other issues you describe are classic AS. But even that's a matter of degree. I had repetitive behaviors and obsessive interests as a youngster, but no trouble with social interactions.  Luckily, I grew up in a time before these labels.

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