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It's [b]not hard to find dozens of articles about the overdiagnosing of autism.[/b] The whole DSM 5 rewrite of ASDs was designed to make the diagnosis harder to get. I guess we will have to await a few years to see if that is the case. But you have to do your due diligence as a parent to really understand the landscape of how children are being diagnosed these days.

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It's not hard to find salacious headlines, PP, but it's obviously hard for you to actually [b]read[/b] the articles you quoted.

[i]Asperger’s History of Overdiagnosis[/i] (which is an [b]opinion[/b] piece—not proof and not relevant since Aspergers is no longer a diagnosis)
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/01/opinion/aspergers-history-of-over-diagnosis.html?_r=0

"[b]A 1992 United States Department of Education directive contributed to the overdiagnosis of Asperger syndrome.[/b] It called for enhanced services for children diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum and for children with “pervasive developmental disorder — not otherwise specified (P.D.D.-N.O.S.),” a diagnosis in which children with social disabilities could be lumped. The diagnosis of Asperger syndrome went [b]through the roof[/b]. Curiously, in California, where children with P.D.D.-N.O.S. were not given enhanced services, autism-spectrum diagnoses did not increase.  (through the roof?  yeah, real scientific is that the same as a bushel and a peck?)

--[b]Again, school designations are [b]not[/b] medical diagnoses.[/b]
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Actually, no. Read Dr. Camarata's WHOLE article, which was much more nuanced that you let on.

To the Asperger's quote, it's really the same thing. [b]Diagnosis goes through the roof when someone will pay for services. [/b]

Anyway, like I said: You are free to believe what you want. You are not correct, and many people on this thread have told you that their firsthand experience does not agree with your theory.

The Dr. Camarata piece is a great find; although sadly, it does not say what you think it says. Take a deep breath, and read it all the way through with an open mind.[/quote]

You are more stupid then I thought you were and you obviously didn't read the Camarata article since he writes,

"In the US, individual states have latitude in establishing criteria for early intervention eligibility, so it is possible for a child with language disorders who otherwise does not meet the DSM criteria for ASD diagnosis to be eligible for enrollment in early intervention services under special education ASD criteria. That is, [b]the child may not receive an ASD medical diagnosis but be eligible for ASD special education services.[/b]"[/quote]

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