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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just FYI, an actual medical autism diagnosis would have been very helpful in term of early intervention. Without it you don't get as much speech, OT, or behavioral/educational services covered. But oh well. Sign of weakness on my part.[/quote] Not always. DC gives everyone under 5 yrs old, k age, an iep under developmental delays even if there is a medical diagnosis for ASD.[/quote] We participated in EI and had an IEP. We also supplemented with private services. If our kid had an ASD diagnosis, we would have been covered for more services and would have paid less out of pocket. People often avoid public EI services b/c they don't want their kid given an ASD diagnosis. EI doesn't diagnose your kid and neither does the public school system. At some point if your kid needs services in elementary school or older, you will be given a label, which may or may not match any actual medical diagnosis you've received.[/quote]
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