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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why not tell him that he has an ASD diagnosis but that you guys aren't sure it's correct?  That way you all can keep your eyes out for whether it clicks or not, and your son will know you have his back?

An actual doctor with medical credentials gave this diagnosis and a dozen parents in this thread who haven't met OP's kid are disagreeing with the doctor.  Okay, but it seems like the doctor has reasons for the diagnosis that everybody here is just ignoring.  There was actual lack of back and forth conversation with the doctor (a lack that might not really be obvious in elementary school boy relationships).

There is so much resistance to the ASD diagnosis in this thread!  Two pages ago I literally typed out word for word what my 14 year old daughter advised, which was to tell the kid his diagnosis, that he deserves to know and think about it for himself.  We tried, kid, we tried!  *shrug*[/quote]

I guess that's an option... i do worry that if all of us are baffled by what autism is now that a 9 year old boy is going to be extra confused in the gray area. because if i say 'you got an asd dx because you find it hard to make back and forth conversation' he's going to say 'I do not find that to be an issue' and he's not wrong. I mean he's not david letterman but he does fine. [/quote]

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