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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Older autism mom here: when my child was between 3 and 4, he was in an early intervention program. All little boys between 3 and 4. They all had similar language profiles and behaviors and PDD diagnoses (this was a while ago).   Two of them went on to graduate from HS with regular diplomas. They are still autistic. Mine went into an autism-ABA program. Another did an intensive home program, then returned to an autism-Aba program. 
Bottom line: I don't think you can predict at a very young age which kids will be "high functioning" and which ones won't. And I don't think it has anything to do with the quality of the IEP and how much money you spend on home programs. Some kid' brains mature better than others and it doesn't mean that those of us whose kids still,struggle with behavior and language and yes cognition did any less than any other parent. It's just the genetic/neurological hand my son was dealt. And we love him like crazy regardless. [/quote]

Nicely said but I think the high vs. low functioning at young ages is more based off the evaluators who are giving parents their best guess as most of us ask for future predictions.  It is impossible to say if early intervention helps.  I cannot say if all the therapies helped or like you are saying, it's just the natural progression for my child.   I am glad we did them, but we very possibly could have had the same outcome without them.    [/quote]

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