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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That link is to a blog by some mom in New Zealand written in 2011.  Not sure how that is relevant to the number of autism diagnosed in the U.S. [/quote]

It's not.  But, someone brought up the point that some parents try to get this diagnosis just for extra services, which may or may not be because of autism.  My point was that, much like redshirting, it's the parents with the financial resources that can push for some kind of diagnosis to get extra services.[/quote]

Where are these people?  Every parent of a child diagnosed with autism that I know was not looking for that diagnosis.  In fact, many were reluctant to take it at first.  You can not push for services simply with a diagnosis.  You must show clear educational impact to qualify. BTDTGTTS  There are no "extra services".[/quote]

I have a friend who had a child with some brain damage.  She clearly needed some kind of extra help in school.  She had to push for an autism diagnosis to get something.  I don't begrudge her for trying to get something for her child.  But, it is gaming the system to try to get services that wasn't meant for the child.  Yes, it sucks that schools may not be able to provide services for other needs.

If someone tries to game the system to put their child in a different school district because their home school district is terrible, that's gaming the system, too, right?  We see that here on this forum, and how some people are so angered by it.  The child needs to be in a better school district (well, all should have that) because the child is really smart, let's say, and the home district can't provide the right amount of challenge for that child.  But, if the parent states that the child's grandparent provides after care to get the COLA, which is not true, then that is gaming the system.[/quote]

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