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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS was Dx ASD. I am still in shock.

One, based on the pediatrician’s input and others dismissing my concerns, I half expected them to say DS has some autistic traits, but not enough to be considered on the spectrum.

Two, I expected them to say at least that DS was borderline or on the mild end of the spectrum. But, according to them, there’s no doubt he’s ASD; they don’t know how he’ll evolve, and it’s too early to give a prognosis. What distracted us were his good social skills, babbling & vocalization, eye contact, willingness to learn, good eating & sleeping, easy-going nature, no GI issues (i.e. all the superficial “signs” of not being ASD). His EI therapists, for instance, were surprised to hear of his diagnosis, because he made so much progress from one week to the next. But he does exhibit the core traits of ASD: significant impairment in verbal and non-verbal communication and social interaction.

To PPs with similar concerns I’d say get an EI evaluation now. If there are delays in multiple areas, you have enough to warrant a referral for an ASD eval. If not, you have only wasted a couple of hours to be worry-free. It can take months to get evaluated, and I regret not having done it earlier. DS was 15 months when I started the thread, 16 months (I wrote 17 before - that's a typo) at the first and second EI evaluation, and 17 months at the ASD evaluation.
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OP, I am very sorry.  I can't imagine what a shock this must be for you.  I don't know what the right thing is to say here... I don't know any friends or family who have kids with ASD, but as I'm worried about my own son (I am the PP with concerns about my now 13 month old), I just really, really feel for you right now.  Please, please keep us updated on your DS.  I will be thinking about both of you.

And in regards to my son, I read the post up thread that indicated I may not need a referral from our Ped.  We are in MoCo, and so I will call Infants and Toddlers tomorrow to see whether I can schedule an initial evaluation without a Ped referral.  After spending all day the past three days with my son, and seeing on Saturday how different his very slightly older (3.5 months) cousin is, and now reading of OP's son's dx, I am really quite concerned.  I KNOW he has delays, especially with communication, despite everyone else continuing to tell me not to worry.

OP, I am sorry.  [/quote]

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