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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Getting insurance coverage shouldn't be the reason you want an autism diagnosis for your child. I have autism and it's hell. It's no fun. It's forever. I wish I had an easier diagnosis, one that isn't as permanent. I agree that autism is highly over diagnosed these days. I agree many children diagnosed with autism these days don't actually have autism but autism like symptoms that could be addressed without the autism diagnosis. Properly diagnosing autism is NOT easy. Not every psychologist is an expert in autism. I'd always get experts opinion when it comes to diagnosing my child with autism.

And every parent with a child should be HAPPY to hear "No, it's not autism." Period.[/quote]

Thanks for this perspective. We have several moms on here who claim their children are autistic, but then say their children have few autistic symptoms and that the diagnosis is no big deal, and that's always confounding to me. [/quote]

My child has Asperger's and ADHD.  (And for all the MERLD parents who keep pointing out Asperger's does not exist anymore in the DSM neither does MERLD but since everyone keeps using the both terms, let's keep using them since we all know what deficits they describe).  DS was diagnosed when he was 4 with ASD and 7 when Dr Black, our neuropsych, also diagnosed ADHD.  I don't think either diagnosis is that bad since my son's symptoms are not particularly severe.  He does great academically and is fully mainstreamed with IEP which only provides behavioral and social supports.

As for the stigma, I could care less.  At this point every single kid including every single one of my kid's cousins has been diagnosed with ASD, ADHD or both.  No point in crying "woe is us";  our whole family including all the adults would qualify for one of these diagnosis if not both.  Despite that we are all Ivy educated professionals with graduate degrees...  And in the 1%.  The only person I ever met who memorized metro maps was a Princeton debater a few yrs ahead of Ted Cruz.  So not going to waste time complaining how much being diagnosed with ASD sucks.  It is what it is.[/quote]

So, basically what you are saying is all kids are autistic and parents who see something very different in their kids are wrong as basically everything is autism and too bad and deal.  Force your kids into inappropriate therapies and Ieps and allow people to do a one fit all and speech delays are really autism.

I do not get why asd parents without speech delays chime in saying speech delayed parents are wrong.  Asd may be right for your child but not for ours.  Autism is a catch all right now just like add and ADHD when we grew up.  It's far easier to see a kid for an hour doing a standard evaluation without digging deeper or talking to anyone in the child's life than it is to look at what is really going on and what is behind the symptoms.  Or, better off holding off on diagnosis till you see some growth and progress in young kids which will tease out the diagnosis.

Many people confuse receptive language with autism behaviors.  People also see what they want to see.  [/quote]

No, I'm saying MY kid is autistic and we deal with it.  Certainly don't go around looking to get a pragmatic speech disorder + developmental coordination disorder + sensory processing disorder + low tone + ...  Even though his symptoms are mild so we can avoid an ASD diagnosis and the "stigma" - which we have never seen.  My child has never been treated poorly for his diagnosis, not by doctors, therapists or any of his teachers - if anything they overlook his deficits bc he is so bright academically, too much sometimes IMO.

If your child was diagnosed with ASD after being seen for an hour by your doctor, you need to find a better doctor.[/quote]

Your not getting the point of this thread.  It is not about and kids like your.  We cannot simply go to another doctor.  This is the only one our insurance will approve we go to to get speech paid for.  Others have tried to get services authorized and we're not successful.  It's him or nothing.  We have private paid for Evans which are very different but in the end, we are stuck.  Not everyone has provider choices.

My child has been treated poorly.  You are lucky if your child has not been.  Very few people know how bright my child is and we have long given up and supplement at home.  Since he's had so many negative experiences he is very reserved outside our home and speech therapy. Just because you do not have the experiences of misdiagnosis and people treating your child poorly, then that does not mean others of us have.  Why even comment when the pic does not impact you?   Your child is properly diagnosed.  It's a non issue for you. If you felt your child was misdiagnosed, would you just agree or would you try to find the right diagnosis and services to make your child successful?[/quote]

I wasn't responding to you but to the pps who seem to think getting an autism diagnosis is a choice and that those who  are high functioning on the spectrum should be treated by their symptoms to avoid the label and the stigma from an autism diagnosis.[/quote]

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