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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Child has a bad day at the doctor's office? Must be autistic. And you say OP is making a mountain out of a molehill![/quote] Have you parented a kid with an ASD? Do you know what it looks like? I doubt it. OP's kid's behavior is pretty typical for an ASD. She is 4. She could be on the higher end of the spectrum. If she is, DX until age 8 or so is pretty typical. It's pretty typical to diagnose those kids with a speech delay before age 8 and then with an ASD later. It's also pretty typical for a kid with an ASD to be very functional at home and daycare and school when they are in their routine, but be unable to cope with an unfamiliar, possibly scary situation. OP's kid could just have a bad day, or OP's kid could be showing signs of Asperger's/HFA/ASD. In any event, the kid is 4. OP's pediatrician is 100% right to keep the diagnosis in mind and to continue to keep that open as a possible diagnosis for this kid. [/quote]
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