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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] [b]severe ADHD looks so much like mild ASD that it is hard to tell them apart[/b]. [/quote] They don't. And it is why some of us do find it frustrating when we have a hard time qualifying for Child Find and related services/preschools and not getting ABA covered.[/quote] Tell that to all the professionals who can't agree on what DD has, except that she is "complicated." Also tell that to that validated instruments for ASD diagnosis when different observers fill them out and get widely varying results. And the difficulty of getting services isn't about diagnostic problems, it's really about service agencies and insurance companies trying to save money. [/quote] Oh, I totally agree. Also, the problem is that the diagnosis becomes this all important thing. Like, we must diagnose! But then therapy sometimes does not get started correctly or timely. It is SO frustrating. My child is also "complicated." [/quote]
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