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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think in 20 years what we call "autism" will turn out to be a whole bunch of different genetic issues.

Regardless, this thread is a bit cranky for the SN board. I have an older SN dc and we went around and around for years and to so many different professionals-few of whom agreed with each other. It seems like diagnosing young children is much more art + guesswork than real science. [/quote]

Well, the diagnosis has "tightened" in recent years.  My 7 yr old with ASD/Asperger's has only gotten this diagnosis from every single professional we've taken him to (or ASD, level 1 for those who insist Asperger's no longer exists), including a psych Ed eval at 4 yrs old, developmental pediatrician who observes at school, Children's ADOS/ADI-R and a full Neuropsych at 7.  I think the quality of the doctor matters and I feel bad that some on this thread say that their child was diagnosed with ASD after only seeing the doc for an hour.  I know my child would not have any diagnosis at all from such a sloppy diagnostician.  Our pediatrician who has been seeing DS since he was three days old was surprised when I told her DS was diagnosed with ASD at 4.[/quote]

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