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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Asperger's syndrome is no longer a diagnostic label in the DSM-5. It is still floating around as a concept, though, and is used as a short hand to describe a certain kind of kid with an ASD: normal to high IQ, good expressive speech, good receptive speech, poor pragmatic speech, poor social skills. They tend to have somewhat rigid personalities and may have preservative interests. They may also have some sensory processing issues. [/quote]

I've got a 7YO DD like this, but she just does not fit enough of the criterial to be diagnosed as this.   Like, clinically.  I call it "sub-spectral."  We call her "our little mystery"[/quote]

It's much harder to get an ASD/Aspergers diagnosis in girls.  They present differently from boys.  I'm the pp above with the son and nephews who have AS and suspect that my mother probably would have got the same diagnosis.

At the very least, I would take her to someone like Dr. David Black to get an evaluation.[/quote]

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