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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 207599" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>We had our boys blood-tested for Fragile X. Negative - but it presents similarly to autism, it just has a genetic cause.</p><p></p><p>That last statement I interpreted to mean that the doctor is recommending testing with a view to assessing whether autism is a likely diagnosis. These days doctors seem reluctant to actually make firm statements in writing, they mostly report on purely what they observed and make recommendations for other people to make recommendations... if you keep insisting, eventually someone will stick their b=neck out far enough and say, "I think it's ...".</p><p></p><p>Example: a recent x-ray I had on my spine said, "We observed narrowing of cervical spine between C5 and C7 with significant narrowing at C5/6 level. Osteophytes were observed at C5 level and some evidence of cervical ribs were seen at C6 and C7."</p><p>But at no point does the report say whether there is any connection between what was observed, and what could be happening symptom-wise as a result. Gone are the days when a report might say, "Significant narrowing suggestive of cord compression with possible mobility/sensory deficits likely."</p><p></p><p>These days nobody is willing to make a definitive statement.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 207599, member: 1991"] We had our boys blood-tested for Fragile X. Negative - but it presents similarly to autism, it just has a genetic cause. That last statement I interpreted to mean that the doctor is recommending testing with a view to assessing whether autism is a likely diagnosis. These days doctors seem reluctant to actually make firm statements in writing, they mostly report on purely what they observed and make recommendations for other people to make recommendations... if you keep insisting, eventually someone will stick their b=neck out far enough and say, "I think it's ...". Example: a recent x-ray I had on my spine said, "We observed narrowing of cervical spine between C5 and C7 with significant narrowing at C5/6 level. Osteophytes were observed at C5 level and some evidence of cervical ribs were seen at C6 and C7." But at no point does the report say whether there is any connection between what was observed, and what could be happening symptom-wise as a result. Gone are the days when a report might say, "Significant narrowing suggestive of cord compression with possible mobility/sensory deficits likely." These days nobody is willing to make a definitive statement. Marg [/QUOTE]
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