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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you’re “high functioning”, do you really have autism? When I was growing up, autism meant non-communicative, in-your-own-world kind of behavior. Is the “spectrum “ too broad now because people want a label for their kids just because they’re a little weird?[/quote] Yes. My dc, who is 'high functioning', does really have autism. Really. They were referred to EI at 12 months by the ped, and was dx at 4.5 years old. Dc has seen multiple medical providers in 2 different states and ALL concur with the dx (or had concerns about it, if seen prior to dx). I can guarantee you that these professionals were not humoring me as a parent who 'wanted' a label for my weird kid.[/quote]
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