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Bringing it back to the point of this thread: this is a general, anonymous website. So when someone posts a question along the lines of "my child is in OT and PT and seems really anxious and plays with his fingers a lot" .... yes, the response will be "go get an autism assessment." That convo should not derail into "you think everyone has autism you crazy lady!". If someone posts "my child has SPD and keeps on getting kicked out of preschool what should I do?" then yes, people will validly say "SPD is not a disgnosis used by the people your kid needs to be evaluated by." This can all be done without derailing the conversation. [/quote]

When I see OT and PT, I think DCD, so no, not everything automatically circles to autism. The point of this thread that that we should directly address the concern of the OP, not push our own agenda.[/quote]

DCD is one of those diagnoses that people seek out to avoid autism.  OT and PT plus "seems anxious and is language delayed and does this weird thing with his fingers" = autism assessment needed. If OP states outright "my child has a DCD diagnosis from [reputable place] that I think is correct and I'm not seeking advice along those lines" then yeah, it's not the place to debate it, although people might be interested to hear exactly how they got the DCD diagnosis and what went into that. [/quote]

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