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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 538351" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Favorite therapist painted this picture:</p><p></p><p>Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is just a line in the sand. Someone defined a "line"... you must have x many of this list of symptoms, of certain severity, etc. A person can be "almost" Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), or "just barely" Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), just as certainly as "no where near" and "extremely"... </p><p></p><p>But Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is just <em>one</em> of a whole list of developmental disabilities that go together. And very few people with any of these, have only one. If you have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), you have multiple, but not necessarily all and not with an "even" severity... Those who are not Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)... are likewise going to have multiple, and not necessarily with an "even" severity.</p><p></p><p>These include: (not comprehensive, just the ones at the top of my head)</p><p>- ADHD</p><p>- Sensory Integration Disorder (SID)</p><p>- Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)</p><p>- Auditory Processing Disorders (APD)</p><p>- executive function disorder</p><p>- learning disabilities</p><p>- immaturity</p><p>- uneven development</p><p>- add in pretty much anything else that goes with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), except for "the full spectrum of social integration issues" - you can have "some" issues, and not be Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)... but this seems to be the single biggest factor in tipping the scales on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or not. </p><p></p><p>Until the medical community started labeling these other separate disorders, a child who did not qualify for the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis got... nothing. Now, at least, there is a fighting chance. Some of the dxes are gaining traction faster than others. Here, for example, the accommodations for Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) are well-supported by the school system (it's just hard to get the diagnosis)... but the interventions for Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) are hard to get.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 538351, member: 11791"] Favorite therapist painted this picture: Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is just a line in the sand. Someone defined a "line"... you must have x many of this list of symptoms, of certain severity, etc. A person can be "almost" Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), or "just barely" Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), just as certainly as "no where near" and "extremely"... But Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is just [I]one[/I] of a whole list of developmental disabilities that go together. And very few people with any of these, have only one. If you have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), you have multiple, but not necessarily all and not with an "even" severity... Those who are not Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)... are likewise going to have multiple, and not necessarily with an "even" severity. These include: (not comprehensive, just the ones at the top of my head) - ADHD - Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) - Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) - Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) - executive function disorder - learning disabilities - immaturity - uneven development - add in pretty much anything else that goes with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), except for "the full spectrum of social integration issues" - you can have "some" issues, and not be Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)... but this seems to be the single biggest factor in tipping the scales on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or not. Until the medical community started labeling these other separate disorders, a child who did not qualify for the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis got... nothing. Now, at least, there is a fighting chance. Some of the dxes are gaining traction faster than others. Here, for example, the accommodations for Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) are well-supported by the school system (it's just hard to get the diagnosis)... but the interventions for Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) are hard to get. [/QUOTE]
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