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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you anticipate that he will receive any kind of accommodations in college, such as scheduling priority, extended time on tests, opportunity to test in a quiet location, a notetaker, or a single room (just some examples), he'll need an evaluation done after his 16th birthday.  It might be worth having them look at the possibility of HFA.

[b]If he truly needs no accommodations, at school (no 504?) or in college, then I would question the need to explore an HFA diagnosis.  One of the criteria for autism is that you that you find challenging, or areas in which you need support.  If that isn't true of him then he might be quirky, and he might share a lot of characteristics with Autistic people, but he doesn't have it.[/quote][/b]

20:48 here I disagree.  It is a question of whether they meet the clinical criteria not whether someone is "disabled" by it.  DS finds reading body language and social cues difficult but bc he has had a lot of supports/social skills training, it is hard to tell that he had this issue.  He still has autism, however, and doesn't just "share a lot of characteristics with autistic people."[/quote]

Also, he does not need academic accommodations but knowing that he has both HFA/ADHD has been very helpful in formulating his IEP.[/quote]

How can he have an IEP if he doesn't need any accommodations or support?  What does his IEP say?

You can't have an IEP without goals (which would indicate deficits in functioning) and services.  [/quote]

He has social communication goals like he needs to ask for help when he needs it, etc.

He gets OT (learned to touch type last yr in 2nd grade), pragmatic speech, and socials skills.

He does fine academically, above grade level across the board, so does not have any academic goals.[/quote]

So, he continues to have needs in the areas of fine motor, pragmatic speech, and social skills that the school accommodates.

The OP stated that her son needs no accommodations.  But being allowed to type in 2nd grade, receiving support with pragmatic communication, and assistance with forming relationships and interacting with peers all qualify as accommodations.  So, my advice about a kid who does not need or benefit from accommodations doesn't apply to your child.  [/quote]

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