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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 44089" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>The average age for a diagnosis of Autism in the US these days is something like age 7, older for atypical kids. </p><p></p><p>Pediatric behavioral neurologists isn't a common specialty so I'm guessing you live near a large metropolitan area. If that AS site rung bells all over the place, I'd be a little suspect if the doctor never even brought it up as a possibility.</p><p></p><p>If you are already working with a doctor with expertise in this area I would request that s/he assess specifically for Asperger's Syndrome, including using one of the more reliable diagnostic tools such as ASDS. If he won't do it, I'd probably go with a pediatric neuropsychologist for a second opinion since you've covered the medical bases. In the end it may not change interventions but then again you never know. For instance, I know of AS kids who are brilliant but because of executive function and/or attention problems need a 1:1 aide to function in school.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 44089, member: 701"] The average age for a diagnosis of Autism in the US these days is something like age 7, older for atypical kids. Pediatric behavioral neurologists isn't a common specialty so I'm guessing you live near a large metropolitan area. If that AS site rung bells all over the place, I'd be a little suspect if the doctor never even brought it up as a possibility. If you are already working with a doctor with expertise in this area I would request that s/he assess specifically for Asperger's Syndrome, including using one of the more reliable diagnostic tools such as ASDS. If he won't do it, I'd probably go with a pediatric neuropsychologist for a second opinion since you've covered the medical bases. In the end it may not change interventions but then again you never know. For instance, I know of AS kids who are brilliant but because of executive function and/or attention problems need a 1:1 aide to function in school. [/QUOTE]
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