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By all means.  I would be happy to read it.

Since different providers are unable to distinguish ASD from ADHD (and previously they were exclusive diagnoses but no longer), I didn't know that it was easy to diagnose FAS in the absence of maternal history.[/quote]

I'll be happy to post it when I get free time (I am in the middle of moving).

But first -- you do realize that not being able to make the diagnosis of FASD does not mean that you automatically make the diagnosis of ADHD and/or ASD, right? There are international standardized criteria for making the diagnosis of FASD without verification by the mother of her drinking. However, if that diagnosis cannot be made, sometimes there is no diagnosis that can be made -- i.e.,  if the child doesn't fit the criteria for other diagnoses. I am not trying to be a jerk, just trying to understand where you are coming from.

The DSM-IV defined ADHD and ASD as mutually exclusive diagnoses, but that was published 25 years ago. A lot has changed in our understanding of childhood developmental and mental health disorders over that quarter century.

I still don't see why acknowledging the presence of comorbidities makes the misdiagnosis of FASD as ASD and/or ADHD *more* likely. It seems the opposite would be true.
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