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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^ this is what I wrote originally:  " kids with ASD are not "social and affectionate' in the same way NT kids are.
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That way of stating it is confusing, and that's why several PPs reacted the way they did.  My kid actually is social and affectionate.  That's different than saying she has social deficits.  She definitely does.  But not in the way this implies.  This implies they aren't as interested in being social or are not as affectionate.  This is a sensitive area in the history of autism because many kids with serious social deficits were missed due to the exactly this stereotype, and continue to be missed.  They are missed because people say, "My kid can do "X," so he can't be autistic."

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. Social deficits are core ASD deficits. You can't get an ASD diagnosis without serious impairment in that area. So, if OP is observing that her child has similar social skills as her twin, then that's pretty important evidence to consider."
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OP didn't actually say her kid has similar social skills as her twin.  She just said she is sweet and affectionate and asks for her twin in the morning. My response previously was that she has to look at ALL social interactions and compare to a GROUP of children.  "Sweet and affectionate" does not preclude autism.  Differences in social skills or behavior between just two children does not imply autism.

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ASD is not hidden: the social deficits are apparent!  There would be something obviously different in social interactions; otherwise the child would never even be screened.  Whether those differences are due to ASD or a different issue (language delay, hearing loss, anxiety, ADHD) is a different question. 
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What is causing the social deficits is the entire argument!   Lots of kids have social deficits.  Most don't have ASD, they have something else.  Some have nothing, they are just quirky. Some kids with ASD learn to mask their deficits.

At age 2, my kid had no apparent social deficits.  We had a screening around 18 months due to her being a preemie.  No cognitive or behavioral problems were found, so even with a professional evaluation, nothing was obvious until much later.  OP's child has  language and developmental delays.  That's going to confound things for a while.  
  
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