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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do we really need the what does ASD look like when it looks different for every child and its such a huge range given ASD encompasses everything from very mild concerns to someone who cannot speak or function without a caretaker.[/quote]

There is nothing in the ASD criteria that is mild. It is only mild relative to the severe end of autism.

I know people don't want to believe this, but a quick look at severity levels spells this out.[/quote]
And what is your experience with autistic kids?[/quote]

I have a special needs child evaluated muliple times for autism. While he was never found to be autistic, his other issues have meant IEPs and some special education classes . [/quote]
So you don't have any actual experience with autistic children.  You just have a kid with something else and you can read the DSM, but somehow that tells something relevant about other people's children?[/quote]

No. I am in special needs parents groups. I would say more than half my friend circle is moms whose chilfren have autism. [/quote]
Then you need to stick to your own observations, and not expound on issues where you lack the qualifications.  Before you make sweeping generalizations about a condition that affects 3 million Americans in incredibly different ways, you need to learn an awful lot more.  "A quick look at severity levels" in the DSM tells you absolutely nothing.  If it did, you could just go buy a copy and diagnosis your own kid, save a fortune in visits to fancy doctors with their PhDs and years of experience.

"Mild cases" is relative to things that NT people do.  There are autistic adults who have a family, friends and a good job and they did it without any special supports.  Some of them don't even know they have autism.  They usually know they are different from other people, but they are happy and successful as they are and nobody bothers them.  We know these people exist because sometimes they get a diagnosis late in life.  Maybe their kid has a problem and when they bring him to a psychologist, the parent gets diagnosed too.  Maybe their spouse wonders why they live with such an alien person, so they go for couples therapy and get a diagnosis.

They get a diagnosis because they meet certain criteria.  That's all you need. The diagnosing doctor doesn't shove supports on them because the DSM says they must need it.  The doctor doesn't say, "you meet the criteria, but you don't need any supports so you must be NT, your obsession with trains and sensitivity to clothing tags notwithstanding."  
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