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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think there is one MERLD parent that is attacking ASD kids as nightmares and permanently severely disabled, while there is one ASD parent who insist's that the term should not be used, and points out that MERLD kids will always have some difficulty.  There is a spillover effect from the battle between these two.  The rest of us should just ignore it.

I am not a MERLD parent (to my knowledge), but my child is difficult to diagnosis and there is no consensus on what she actually has.  I am interested in learning more about MERLD because understanding it may help diagnosis and treat her.   [/quote]

The mother was describing her child as a medicated ADHD/ASD kid who had severe needs.  Yes, those needs would be a nightmare and instead of focusing on slamming others and pushing her agenda, she needs to focus on her own child.[/quote]

I am the person whose child you described as a "nightmare."  I have no idea where you got your facts, but enough already. My child has ASD. He does not have ADHD. He is not medicated. He does not have severe needs.  He is in 8th grade and is completely mainstreamed in public school with 60 minutes of pull-out support per week. His supports are 30 minutes with the school social worker per week and 30 minutes with a social skills group run by an ST.  He has straight As in the highest level classes that his junior high offers. He is a member of the choir and the cross country team and the chess club. He participates in karate outside of school and just earned his brown belt.  He has friends.  He has a dog that he adores and takes good care of.  He is planning on majoring in chemistry and biology in college and hopes to become a radiologist.  He has excellent visual-spatial abilities and is the person who puts furniture and stuff together at our house, because he is really good at it.

I expect that his outcome will be as good as my uncle's outcome.  My uncle (his great-uncle) has the same profile as my son and is getting ready to retire from Boeing after 35 years.  He is married, with a daughter and two terrific granddaughters.  My uncle helped raise me after my NT parents divorced.

You should be so lucky as to have my family's "nightmares."[/quote]

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