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Reply to "CNN report -- Autism: Could high U.S. rate be due to over-diagnosis? "
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]and could over-diagnosis of "autism" be due to parents needing particular wording in order to get free supports from public schools? wording like ... "autism" ?[/quote] For sure, yes. Our neuropsych diagnosed DS with Aspergers (before the name changed to high functioning autism or ASD or whatever it is now) all the while telling us she was uncomfortable with the diagnosis but wanted him to be eligible for accommodation should we ever return to the public school system. She said he was definitely not neurotypical but didn't clearly and neatly fit any particular diagnostic category, so she went with the closest thing. [/quote]
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