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&lt;&lt;It's not like when you take your kid in for an evaluation, they check off "joint attention" and " ability to read nonverbal cues" as the criteria for diagnosing ASD or ruling it out. &gt;&gt;

Actually, I can't tell you how many doctors have cited this in initial evaluations for dismissing autism in my child and looking for other issues. So actually, it is almost like they have a check list with these two items.[/quote]

When was this?  My child was diagnosed/evaluated within the past 2 yrs and those things never happened.  But we saw good doctors:  Stixrud, children's, and dr Shapiro as well as a school eval.  None of them did anything like you describe and they all came up with ASD/Asperger's.

Also, DS never had issues with joint attention nor did I see issues with nonverbal cues as a baby (pointed and looked just fine, eye contact normal) nevertheless every eval agrees on the ASD/AS diagnosis.

If you want to get an eval, go to a professional with a good reputation instead of reading stuff off the internet and making your own diagnosis.[/quote]

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