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[quote=Anonymous]There's a huge lack of understanding of ASD, and as some others have pointed out, it's a spectrum, so what it "looks like" can be really different. I understand your concern, but I think you are overreacting to the idea of an ASD diagnosis. Regardless of the diagnosis, I would hope any support plans focus on your kid's specific needs. Diagnoses can help a little in directing what might work, but some will be trial and error, and it doesn't all work for each kid.

My kid is sort of the opposite - got an ASD diagnosis where the neuropsych report showed clear ADHD results but did not diagnosis ADHD. Provider was really unclear as to why and basically said she thought we needed to focus on the ASD and that was why. It was odd. I still don't really know if he has ADHD or not, and he is someone who also does not have a lot of the "typical" ASD expressions - has never stimmed, does not struggle to make friends but does struggle to deal with conflict with peers, etc. Has a lot of traits I would describe as seeming like ADHD.

Anyway, we have found that the ASD diagnosis did not pigeon-hole us into anything. The recs were based on his needs - for example, he does not have any motor skills needs that require OT, so that was not recommended, even though a lot of autistic  kids do. He goes to a school focused on autistic kids now, and some of the supports help, and others aren't really needed, but it's fine. I wouldn't get too hung up on trying to avoid a diagnosis because you think it will dictate the course of treatment.[/quote]

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