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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. One point of clarification. The reason the therapist said it would be atypical is because he makes eye contact.  She knows him well and has HFA as a speciality but just raised the possibility recently. [/quote]

My kid with ASD/ADHD never had issues with eye contact.  His eye contact has always been normal and he certainly has ASD /Asperger's according to ADOS and neuropsych eval.  Eye contact is not the "be all, end all" in diagnosing ASD.

Get a neuropsych eval with ADOS/ADI-R.  Frankly, I would find another therapist if yours used eye contact solely as determining "atypical".[/quote]

Want to add that DS got the ADHD diagnosis in addition to the ASD, which was diagnosed earlier, from Dr Black.  He truly is an expert in "complicated" cases like my DS.  Highly recommend.[/quote]

And DS is empathic but has trouble reading social cues.  He tells jokes too but he has been getting supports including social skills classes and pragmatic speech therapy since he was 4 now 9.[/quote]

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