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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]  Autistic kids can have some empathy and be social, and even have pretend play, but upon further examination you see social sills can be odd and pretend play is not as well developed as those of NT peers.

A lot of kids with MERLD have atypical social skills as well, but when compared to HFA, the language issues seem more debilitating with MERLD, but like HFA intensive intervention helps a lot. Also, while kids with HFA often have academic areas that are unusually strong, I have not seen that with MERLD. It's a shame insurance doesn't recognize MERLD enough because it really is quite impairing without the right help.[/quote]

Not sure which MERLD kids you are looking at but many I know including mine were early readers and much stronger in academics than many other kids.  My kid read at 3.5, long before he was talking.  Its very common for MERLD kids without anything else going on to be strong in academics and very bright.  My child is a bit behind in handwriting and coloring but coloring is lack of interest rather than ability.[/quote]

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