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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would do ADOS/ADI-R which only tests for ASD and is the gold standard.  4 is too young for a Neuropsych eval.

My son had zero issues until he entered prek and his teacher pointed out that there maybe issues.  DS was diagnosed with ASD/Asperger's at 4 and got an IEP.

He is doing great in 3rd grade at a language immersion school.  Has lots of friends and loves school.

If it turns out that your son has ASD, better to find out now and get him help rather than later.[/quote]

If you don't mind me asking, what treatment is available for mild ASD?  Other than socialization therapy (people might not be interested in hearing you talk about earthworms/LEGOs/Trains/insects/spaceships/human body all the time), I'm not sure what else he needs.  I think my position is that the teacher's concerns are more of "let's test to rule it out", and less "these are the problems I see and let's get on them now".  IF he was having serious issues I would be first in line to try to get some more testing done.  Since the only issues are likes to talk about a few topics, and has a handful of friends at school... I'm not seeing the problem I guess?

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have you ever heard the saying little kids, little problems, big kids, big problems? social issues become much more important, nuanced and complicated as kids age, and he will need to keep up. Even things like understanding from tone of voice when to do something a certain way or understanding customs and mores - don't underestimate the huge import of that stuff. It will also be harder for him to make friends as his issues become more noticeable, meaning as the other kids advance more socially. How do you know its "mild" also? The fact that you had a speech delay is a little worrying because most kids with HFA or Aspies do not have speech issues - so you will want to rule out the other comorbidities. Also, kids with autism are more likely to have seizures - like a lot more - LDs, ADHD, etc etc etc so you want to be watching for that stuff. Just all things you will want to know about.[/quote]

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