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[quote=Anonymous][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]
All DSM diagnoses are sloppy, including the ASD one. The diagnosis will be tightened when researchers can identify the causes of the enormous heterogeneity within the category, same as the other diagnostic categories. That's what will actually help people.[/quote]

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