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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^Now you've done it.  MERLD mom will now say that when the kid's speech comes in, the a MERLD kid will be NT.

The catch is that not all MERLD kid's speech "comes in" then it's a good bet that there is something more going on than just MERLD.

If your kid is 10+ yrs old and still has MERLD, it's probably a good idea to see exactly what is going on.[/quote]

My kid is 12 and still has severe MERLD -- as well as other additional diagnosis that complicates things for him academically.

He's still not autistic, though.

[b]Why do you so desperately want MERLD children to be autistic? Is it because it makes your situation not appear so hopeless?[/b][/quote]

Why do you stigmatize kids with ASDs as hopeless?

Kids with MERLD don't have good outcomes. Most kids with MERLD have worse outcomes than kids with HFA or Asperger's.

http://www.medmerits.com/index.php/article/developmental_language_disorder/P10
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A study like that doesn't surprise me, unfortunately. Too many people don't do enough research to get the specific help the children need.  Luckily, in the MERLD groups I'm involved in, most of the children are progressing well.

[b]Autism is a severe lifelong developmental disorder. Most do not marry nor hold jobs. [/b]MERLD is something different, although with plenty of its own challenges.

Now, lots of kids today are being called "ASD" -- but they are not truly autistic. Instead, the have a mixture of challenges that a sloppy system lops together as ASD.

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Autism can be severe or it can be mild.  It varies widely.  The apparent increase in people with ASDs is largely due to treaters recognizing more cases taht are mild and providing help for those kids.  That's a good thing because more people are getting help.

Please stop spreading stigma and stereotypes about what it means to have an ASD. 
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