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[quote=Anonymous]My child is one of those kids.  His doctor insists he is autism "by history" and insists it is a category.  He is one of those language disorder kids.  Many "symptoms" appear similar early on but those misdiagnosed generally outgrow the symptoms as what ever else is going on is slowly resolved.  We also have a culture that has gone from not diagnosing to everything is a diagnosis, including sensory issues.  It really discredits those with true autism as they do not get the support needed.  It is a catch-22 as there is far more funding if a child is autism vs. language delay or something else.  The therapies are not all the same.  ABA is good for autism but not for speech delays.  We tried it and it was a waste of time (we had a great therapist who tried) and we dumped it for more speech.  I've thought all along we are over diagnosing and many clinicians are not skilled enough to pick up the minor  differences, especially for those of us who only get yearly 1-2 hour appointments (and the doc's don't take the time to get to know our kids).  [/quote]

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