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Anonymous wrote:Umm I wouldn't really trust a pediatrician to diagnosis that. Stop trying to shape the diagnosis as you see fit, it may be ASD.

I agree the op is trying to shape the diagnosis but it is unclear as to why or what benefit they are looking for. Just like adhd, now we are also very quick to diagnosis everything as autism which happened to us and is incorrect.

"We?" So you incorrectly diagnosed your kid with autism? You make no sense.

Our culture as in we. The developmental ped keeps insisting it is autism. It pays for therapy so we do not argue but separate test is clear it is not. At a tieme, there were features but they are gone.

Then therapy is helpful. Chime in when your kid has actually had a neuropsych evaluation.

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Anonymous wrote:Sincerely doubt you are going to find a kid who was misdiagnosed with ASD from a Neuropsych evaluation.

There are certainly neuropsychologists who don't do their job very well. We met one; she misdiagnosed my ds with an intellectual disability. I spent three weeks mourning after that nightmare of an "evaluation"

Intellectual disability simply means that your DS scored below a certain level on the IQ test. Did the tester tell you what caused the low score? The tester should explain that some conditions like ADHD can effect the IQ score due to the kid not being able to pay attention, sit still, etc. In those cases, the IQ score does not give a full picture of the kid's ability.

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Anonymous wrote:Sincerely doubt you are going to find a kid who was misdiagnosed with ASD from a Neuropsych evaluation.

There are certainly neuropsychologists who don't do their job very well. We met one; she misdiagnosed my ds with an intellectual disability. I spent three weeks mourning after that nightmare of an "evaluation"

Yes there are. It will be helpful if you named the evaluator so others can avoid.

Anonymous wrote:Sincerely doubt you are going to find a kid who was misdiagnosed with ASD from a Neuropsych evaluation.

There are certainly neuropsychologists who don't do their job very well. We met one; she misdiagnosed my ds with an intellectual disability. I spent three weeks mourning after that nightmare of an "evaluation"

Anonymous wrote:The minimum recommended age for a Neuropsych eval is ~6 yrs old. Doubt OP has to worry about their MERLD kid being misdiagnosed with ASD from the Neuropsych testing.

Pp is correct and that happened to us. We do not know what op is looking for but clearly they are looking for a specific diagnosis they are not getting. mERLD kids are often misdiagnosed as some features of autism are present and disappear with speech. We had that with eye contact. Better question is what specific diagnosis is the OP looking for, what diagnosis do they have and what is the benefit of a new diagnosis - therapy, supports at school, etc

The minimum recommended age for a Neuropsych eval is ~6 yrs old. Doubt OP has to worry about their MERLD kid being misdiagnosed with ASD from the Neuropsych testing.

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Anonymous wrote:Umm I wouldn't really trust a pediatrician to diagnosis that. Stop trying to shape the diagnosis as you see fit, it may be ASD.

I agree the op is trying to shape the diagnosis but it is unclear as to why or what benefit they are looking for. Just like adhd, now we are also very quick to diagnosis everything as autism which happened to us and is incorrect.

There are proven tests and analysis that happens to diagnose ASD. In fact, it is very stringent because according to federal mandates ASD is very specific and provides coverage. If a practice was doing it fraudulently it would cause them to be investigated and perhaps prosecuted against federal laws (let alone law suite and loss of medical licenses).

It's not like you go in to get a flu shot and they give your kid a 30 second look over and write ASD.

Actually, if your child has MERLD, it is EXACTLY like that. I've talked to literally countless parents whose children were given the ASD or autism label, only to have it disappear when they got older and their language came in.

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Anonymous wrote:Umm I wouldn't really trust a pediatrician to diagnosis that. Stop trying to shape the diagnosis as you see fit, it may be ASD.

I agree the op is trying to shape the diagnosis but it is unclear as to why or what benefit they are looking for. Just like adhd, now we are also very quick to diagnosis everything as autism which happened to us and is incorrect.

There are proven tests and analysis that happens to diagnose ASD. In fact, it is very stringent because according to federal mandates ASD is very specific and provides coverage. If a practice was doing it fraudulently it would cause them to be investigated and perhaps prosecuted against federal laws (let alone law suite and loss of medical licenses).

It's not like you go in to get a flu shot and they give your kid a 30 second look over and write ASD.

There are no "proven tests" to diagnose autism. It is a subjective diagnosis.

Sincerely doubt you are going to find a kid who was misdiagnosed with ASD from a Neuropsych evaluation.

Op is talking about getting a Neuropsych eval for an reevaluation which means his kid is probably older than preschool age: ASDs are not "outgrown" so looking for a Neuropsych evaluator who "does not jump to ASD" makes no sense.

No reputable Neuropsych jumps to ASD. If you think that, you have no idea what an Neuropsych eval is and you already have preconceived notions about what diagnosis is acceptable to you. Why bother with a Neuropsych eval at all?

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Anonymous wrote:Umm I wouldn't really trust a pediatrician to diagnosis that. Stop trying to shape the diagnosis as you see fit, it may be ASD.

I agree the op is trying to shape the diagnosis but it is unclear as to why or what benefit they are looking for. Just like adhd, now we are also very quick to diagnosis everything as autism which happened to us and is incorrect.

There are proven tests and analysis that happens to diagnose ASD. In fact, it is very stringent because according to federal mandates ASD is very specific and provides coverage. If a practice was doing it fraudulently it would cause them to be investigated and perhaps prosecuted against federal laws (let alone law suite and loss of medical licenses).

It's not like you go in to get a flu shot and they give your kid a 30 second look over and write ASD.

The check lists are very black and white which is part of the problem. Our developmental ped appt is 45 minutes once a year. About 15 minutes of that with the child and he refuses to talk to the therapists or school who disagrees too. I get his logic but he was incorrect. I want it removed as when we go for doctor appts or Er, my child almost always (except a few docs) gets treated very differently as if he is very low functioning when he is very hig functioing with delays. The stigma is huge but we are grateful it pays for services so we are in a no win situation.

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Anonymous wrote:Umm I wouldn't really trust a pediatrician to diagnosis that. Stop trying to shape the diagnosis as you see fit, it may be ASD.

I agree the op is trying to shape the diagnosis but it is unclear as to why or what benefit they are looking for. Just like adhd, now we are also very quick to diagnosis everything as autism which happened to us and is incorrect.

"We?" So you incorrectly diagnosed your kid with autism? You make no sense.

Our culture as in we. The developmental ped keeps insisting it is autism. It pays for therapy so we do not argue but separate test is clear it is not. At a tieme, there were features but they are gone.

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Anonymous wrote:Umm I wouldn't really trust a pediatrician to diagnosis that. Stop trying to shape the diagnosis as you see fit, it may be ASD.

I agree the op is trying to shape the diagnosis but it is unclear as to why or what benefit they are looking for. Just like adhd, now we are also very quick to diagnosis everything as autism which happened to us and is incorrect.

There are proven tests and analysis that happens to diagnose ASD. In fact, it is very stringent because according to federal mandates ASD is very specific and provides coverage. If a practice was doing it fraudulently it would cause them to be investigated and perhaps prosecuted against federal laws (let alone law suite and loss of medical licenses).

It's not like you go in to get a flu shot and they give your kid a 30 second look over and write ASD.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Umm I wouldn't really trust a pediatrician to diagnosis that. Stop trying to shape the diagnosis as you see fit, it may be ASD.

I agree the op is trying to shape the diagnosis but it is unclear as to why or what benefit they are looking for. Just like adhd, now we are also very quick to diagnosis everything as autism which happened to us and is incorrect.

"We?" So you incorrectly diagnosed your kid with autism? You make no sense.

Anonymous wrote:Umm I wouldn't really trust a pediatrician to diagnosis that. Stop trying to shape the diagnosis as you see fit, it may be ASD.

I agree the op is trying to shape the diagnosis but it is unclear as to why or what benefit they are looking for. Just like adhd, now we are also very quick to diagnosis everything as autism which happened to us and is incorrect.