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<blockquote data-quote="ready2run" data-source="post: 441687" data-attributes="member: 11339"><p>i find alot of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids will first be diagnosed with adhd. they have different medications though, so if a child reacts badly to the adhd medications then they should be tested more thuroughly(sp) for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). i think the differences are in the social aspects and the ability to pick up unspoken language in milder cases. the differences become alot more obvious as the kids get older, although i suspect alot of kids that are adhd diagnosis'd are really Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). it seems to just be easier to give the adhd diagnosis, less of a process involved. either way i agree that it's the end result and the finding effective medications/treatment that is important, not the label itself.</p><p>also, i did not mean to come across saying that the symptoms that your son has mean he has to be autistic, just pointing out what seemed to be an obvious possibility to me knowing what i know about the spectrum having 2 kids on it. it is up to a doctor to find that out. if you think it fits then you need to tell them you think that it might be Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ready2run, post: 441687, member: 11339"] i find alot of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids will first be diagnosed with adhd. they have different medications though, so if a child reacts badly to the adhd medications then they should be tested more thuroughly(sp) for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). i think the differences are in the social aspects and the ability to pick up unspoken language in milder cases. the differences become alot more obvious as the kids get older, although i suspect alot of kids that are adhd diagnosis'd are really Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). it seems to just be easier to give the adhd diagnosis, less of a process involved. either way i agree that it's the end result and the finding effective medications/treatment that is important, not the label itself. also, i did not mean to come across saying that the symptoms that your son has mean he has to be autistic, just pointing out what seemed to be an obvious possibility to me knowing what i know about the spectrum having 2 kids on it. it is up to a doctor to find that out. if you think it fits then you need to tell them you think that it might be Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). [/QUOTE]
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