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<blockquote data-quote="Ivy" data-source="post: 377446"><p>Hello there! I'm new here too so it might be hubris to attempt to respond to other people's issues when I'm so green at tackling my own. BUT, I wanted to echo what others have said about getting another doctor's opinion- preferably a developmental pediatrician or skip straight to a neuropsychologist or someone in psychiatric who can diagnose autism and related disorders. Our pediatrician, whom we LOVE, said there was absolutely no way our son could be autistic because he's "too engaged." We took him to TEACCH anyway, where he was diagnosed. (TEACCH is wonderful, by the way, I feel so lucky to live nearby so we can participate in their programs.) Now I'm wondering how we could ever have had a question about it--it seems so obvious now that we're used to the idea. Yes, he's engaged- he loves hugs and kisses, but that doesn't make him not autistic. Nowhere is it written that autistic kids can't enjoy affection. And he makes eye contact, but at TEACCH they noticed he rarely makes eye contact and speaks at the same time- always one or the other.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ivy, post: 377446"] Hello there! I'm new here too so it might be hubris to attempt to respond to other people's issues when I'm so green at tackling my own. BUT, I wanted to echo what others have said about getting another doctor's opinion- preferably a developmental pediatrician or skip straight to a neuropsychologist or someone in psychiatric who can diagnose autism and related disorders. Our pediatrician, whom we LOVE, said there was absolutely no way our son could be autistic because he's "too engaged." We took him to TEACCH anyway, where he was diagnosed. (TEACCH is wonderful, by the way, I feel so lucky to live nearby so we can participate in their programs.) Now I'm wondering how we could ever have had a question about it--it seems so obvious now that we're used to the idea. Yes, he's engaged- he loves hugs and kisses, but that doesn't make him not autistic. Nowhere is it written that autistic kids can't enjoy affection. And he makes eye contact, but at TEACCH they noticed he rarely makes eye contact and speaks at the same time- always one or the other. [/QUOTE]
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