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[quote=Anonymous]I have a 9 yr old who was diagnosed with Asperger's when he was 4 through ADOS, psyched eval and by a developmental ped.  ASD Diagnosis was confirmed at 7 through a neurological evaluation and with ADHD as an added bonus.  He is fully mainstreamed with IEP since prek4 and we never suspected he had ASD or any diagnosis until he got evaluated at the suggestion of his prek teacher.

Even now, people who meet him or have known him for yrs don't know he has any diagnosis unless we tell them.  He does very well at school without academic goals in his IEP and tests above grade level.  He has repetitive behaviors but most people think this is "practice" for his hobby (obsessive interest) at which he is unusually good at.

He gets social communication and pragmatic language and behavioral supports from his IEP at school.  Stuff that is easy for most people is really hard for him like replying when someone says "Hi Larlo!" But with yrs of social skills classes and social supports at school, DS has lots of friends at school and in his hobby and is even popular in his own way.

Since he has Asperger's he did not have speech delay other than pragmatics and attends a dual language immersion school since prek4.  DS is obviously very bright so a lot of people contribute his quirks/eccentricity to the fact that he is "brilliant" rather than ASD/ADHD.[/quote]

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