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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For a girl, it can be too early to tell.[/quote]

Never too early, I’ve worked with kids 16 months old [/quote]

So why not test at birth then, since it's never too early. :roll:

For some children, yes, 6 may be too early to tell. [/quote]

They should be tested at 9 months and 1 year as that’s when you can see signs. Early intervention before age 6 is most important. Many doctors do test and if yours doesn’t you should find one that does [/quote]

OMG. What is this magical "early intervention" of which you speak? Dying to know here. [/quote]

You should consult with your developmental pediatrician to explore various options for early intervention.[/quote]

You just don’t know what you’re talking about. My dd was seen by her primary pediatrician and two different developmental pediatricians, none of whom felt she had ASD. We were assured repeatedly that she didn’t, and that all of her issues could be explained by her diagnoses of ADHD and anxiety. We had a full neuropsych exam done on her at age 10 for academic reasons (she was entering a gifted program and we wanted to make sure she had appropriate supports) and that’s when she was diagnosed. One developmental pediatrician openly disagreed with the neuropsychologist, and the other said the diagnosis didn’t really matter because dd was so high functioning that we would never have known without a full neuropsych exam. We followed up by having the ADOS administered by a highly recommended speech pathologist, who concluded that dd “probably” does have autism, but she went out of her way to stress to me that she didn’t have any concerns for dd. Both developmental pediatricians and the speech pathologist all agree that autism interventions would not be appropriate for dd. The speech pathologist suggested that dd only seek intervention if she wanted to communicate more easily with peers, and even then, she felt dd just needed 1-2 sessions of one-on-one coaching. DD just came up with her own solution: she’s became best friends with a boy because she felt that boys are easier to navigate friendships with — which is interesting because the neuropsychologist said that the brains of girls with autism are most like those of boys who don’t have autism, not boys with autism or other girls without autism.[/quote]

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