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We saw Dr.Camarata with our son in August 2013 and then again in August 2015.  We had concerns beginning in 2012 when our son was 3, as he would not talk much.  Our son would memorize books at a very early age, and when he did speak, often it would be a recitation of pages from books, or repetitive statements like pointing out a window and saying "That's mommy's car, and that's daddy's car."

Dr. C  told us in 2013 that our son was not autistic, that he had an expressive disorder.  2 years later, he told us that while some people MIGHT diagnose him as autistic, he personally would not classify him as such.

Our son is now 8,  in 2nd grade in a Catholic school,  a class of 8 kids.  He does very well in most subjects especially math and Spanish, but has some difficulty in art and reading comprehension.  Often he will read paragraphs,  but he cannot seem to articulate what he read.

He is a cub scout,  and takes swim lessons, plays basketball, and rides horses.

Unfortunately,  he does not have any friends.   He does not know how to engage in "normal" conversations with other 8 year olds.  But he is not lonely at all, as he plays every day with his younger brother,  who is 5,  and they are best of friends.

When he approaches other kids or adults to talk,  it consists of him asking them where someone is,  or how old they are,  or when their birthdays are.  He does not know what else to say beyond that.   Inevitably,  he will talk to them about something odd,  like how he needs to adjust his basketball net to make it higher,  or  he will ask them about a generator that he saw down the street across from a river.    Or he will talk about stuffed teddy bears at home

We've done floortime and he's been to several speech therapists, but most have made him depressed and irritable
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Does your child used to respond to his name when he was 3?[/quote]

Why?  Many don't if they have receptive language issues.[/quote]

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