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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP- take her in for the ADOS.[/quote]

OP here.  I should clarify: she's been evaluated twice -- first by Children's, then by Dr. Shapiro.  Childrens (Dr. Mintz, who's quite good)  said she had ASD traits that fell short of a diagnosis.  And Shapiro diagnosed her with borderline HFA/Aspergers. We are satisfied with his report, which was a thorough as they get.

Anyway, we are pursuing an IEP.  [/quote]

Interesting that Dr. Shapiro, who is worshiped by many on these boards for his autism expertise, says your child is borderline ASD.

So, either Dr. Shapiro isn't as good as everyone says, or there is indeed a borderline ASD. [/quote]

Of course there are people on the borderline. A diagnosis is formed by evaluating people against a standard. There will always be people who fall just on either side of a standard. [/quote]

But people who fall on either side of the standard "have" ASD or "not".  It's just sloppy language on Shapiro's part to say "borderline" when the child clearly needs an IEP and services.[/quote]

So he should fake the diagnosis to ensure services?[/quote]

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