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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, you have those things together and not have an ASD.

ASD is marked by impairments in a triad of areas: social interaction, social language and repetitive behavior and restricted interests.  It can occur with attention issues or without attention issues.

Children can have language issues and auditory processing issues without having ADD. They can can have those things with ADD, too. [/quote]

Yes you can be non-ASD and have multiple disorders.  Anxiety can also be present too with or without ASD, which sounds like your nephew has if he's been prescribed Celexa.

If he's 6, he should probably have a neuropsych evaluation done by a psychologist.  They can test for speech delays, pragmatic issues, autism, adhd, etc.  Don't get too hung up on whether or not he's on the spectrum.  (Ruling out something at 2 doesn't mean much.  PDD-NOS doesn't exist any longer in any case in the DSM.)   He must have been evaluated by someone fairly recently to diagnose the anxiety since he's been prescribed medication.
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At home/school techniques aren't going to vary too much whether he is ASD or not from what you described.  It also doesn't really matter what the school labels him as long as he gets appropriate services[/b].  It sounds like he needs lots of speech therapy at a minimum.  I wouldn't depend on the school to meet all his needs.  Supplementing with private is always a good idea.  Keep in mind that it's not really your place to suggest these things unless his parents ask.[/quote]

These things are not true. It DOES matter what label a child gets. The label will drive services, even if it is not supposed to. And complex language disorders need fine-tuned speech therapy, not the garden variety that kids with autism tend to get. The root causes of the language issue are different, and the interventions should be different to achieve the best outcome.

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I agree completely that the correct diagnosis is critical to directing the correct therapies, but there is nothing "garden variety" about speech therapy for kids with autism.  It is highly specialized, "fine-tuned" as you said, focusing on not just speech production but abstract language and pragmatics.  You can make your point, which again I agree with, without indulging in this antipathy towards autism diagnoses and interventions.[/quote]

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