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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Diagnosed age 7-8.    A lot of what has been mentioned here.   Our child was in daycare and preschool.   [b]They noted oddities[/b].  We had some misdiagnosis.    One item that no one here has mentioned that stands out for me is that DS really didn't know "how" to play with something.  He could build, take apart, organize, collect etc. but didn't really play with toys.   Didn't initiate pretend play.     While me might put together a train track and organize the trains (or let others play on it) he did't drive around the trains, make noises or stories about what they were doing, just build, rebuild, take apart and put away. [/quote]

Can you elaborate on the "oddities" noted by preschool?[/quote]

Lack of body space awareness.  Stimulant seeker and in other instances avoider---usually extremes.   Poor fine motor skills coordination.  Texture issues.  Fascination with parts of objects, rather than the whole. 
Overall, though, happy child.  Made eye contact.  Liked to be hugged, held, etc.     
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Joint attention? [/quote]

Wow this sounds just like my kid. Yes curious, did he have joint attention? Mine does but if he did not I would definitely be thinking autism. [/quote]

Had to read up a bit on the joint attention. I would say it varies, based on preferred peers/adults and those that DS does not prefer.     DS has been in a lot of therapies over the years, so perhaps those combined with early interventions (OT, infant and toddlers, etc.) have helped in this area.[/quote]

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