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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You might want to repost your question to the Kids With Special Needs forum. 
I could tell you the signs we missed with my DC but it would be very different than anyone else's experience. 
I would read everything you can about girls and asperger's and seek out a consultation with a neuropsychologist who deals with autism and related issues. 
[b]A garden variety psychologists will tell you adhd or anxiety because that's all they're trained in. Autism specialists are few and far between[/b]. [/quote]

Perhaps that's your experience. It's not mine.  I have found typical specialists are far more likely to diagnose ASD than to recognize how the symptoms of anxiety and ADHD mix to mimic the symptoms of ASD.  My DS was misdiagnosed with ASD.  Once his anxiety was brought under control with medication, it became apparent that he has the inattentive type of ADHD.  Now that he's being treated for both, ASD never comes up. [/quote]

IME, there is a great deal of difference between how ASD (esp what used to be called Aspergers) presents in girls vs. boys and that can lead to girls being misdiagnosed. [/quote]

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