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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's been awhile so I don't recall exactly what we were told.  I will admit that when DS's preschool teacher indicated that something was "off", I was completely taken by surprise.  DS had been a very easy baby and had modeled in NYC with a major modeling agency.  Worked well with photographers.

So I did not believe her until I went to observe myself.  I couldn't believe my eyes:  I barely recognized my kid.  Was not engaging or participating at all in the classroom.  Wandering around aimlessly opening drawers and stuff during free play.

So yes, I would say that DS's ASD was impacting him severely.[/quote]

Is it possible he no longer fits the ASD criteria? If you got him re-evaluated today do you believe he'd get a diagnosis? BTW, it is nice to hear about a child that is doing so well. This is how interventions are supposed to work!
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I've been thinking about your question some more and I doubt he will ever lose the diagnosis.

Other than being highly socially motivated, DS's other strength is language.  DS has very superior language skills even compared to NT kids which helps mitigate his social deficits.  His social pragmatic deficits are barely noticible at this point bc he takes well to explicit social skills instruction and has been getting pragmatic speech therapy since he was 4.

I guess this is how a kid with ASD looks like if they have good language.  DS has always had normal eye contact.

DS's ADHD caused more issues but since he has been medicated, the ADHD has pretty much become a non-issue too.

But his social deficits come from just how his brain is wired and will always be there even if it is "masked" somewhat by his superior language.[/quote]

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