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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]  He's out to lunch. FWIW, I don't care if my kid will never be a pilot or truckdriver. Many kids actually lose the diagnosis by adulthood anyway-which I know many would say means they don't have autism, but that's another post. It gets kids services and anyone in education can tell you the diagnosis does not set off red flags. There are plenty of kids with MERLD and ADHD who need a self-contained classroom to reach their potential and plenty of kids with autism thriving in the mainstream environment The label only tells them what general things you might see and it points teacher in the right direction for strategies. You learn a lot more when you meet the child, see the child in the classroom environment and at recess and you review all the assessments, etc.

I went to a talk by a prominent physician who also believed ASD was overdiagnosed. He went on about how even his own grandchildren were misdiagnosed and the guy was so indignant. He also had poor eye contact, social skills issues and a voice that reminds me of my son. Just sayin... [/quote]

It absolutely is over diagnosed and not all MERLD kids are ADHD.  That is another common misdiagnosis.[/quote]

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