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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 115282" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I would test him anyways, and my preferred tester is a neuropsychologist simply because most professionals don't test at all...weird, I know. If he doesn't think he has Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), the neuropsychologist will direct you the right way. He does sound "different." Exactly why, I'm not sure. And a professional, even a neuropsychologist, may not be sure at this point in time, because he is so young. However, he can suggest interventions that will help him later in life based on his problems now. Diagnoses are easier to make as the children get older, so in my opinion it's best to concentrate on working on trouble spots as early as you can. It is very hard to get a correct diagnosis. on a young child unless it is VERY obvious, and it usually isn't. He does have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) red flags and some things that don't sound Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) so my guess is you're in for a long trek, looking for the right diagnosis. I"d forget about that and go for the interventions. How is his imaginative play? Does he, say, "pretend" a lot? Does he like toys and play appropriately with them? My son had no interest in toys and didn't do imaginative play. Does your son memorize really well by rote? My son knew his letters, numbers, states, capitals, etc. by three. He still has a fantastic rote memory, however if you ask him to write a report on "What I Did on my Vacation" he'll write "I went to the Mall. I bought a game." He doesn't know how to write in the abstract, like my daughter would as in, "We weren't sure what to do and my sister and I were bored. We begged Aunt Joan to take us shopping and at first she didn't want to take us, but we talked her into it." </p><p>Does your child make good eye contact with people he doesn't know?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 115282, member: 1550"] I would test him anyways, and my preferred tester is a neuropsychologist simply because most professionals don't test at all...weird, I know. If he doesn't think he has Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), the neuropsychologist will direct you the right way. He does sound "different." Exactly why, I'm not sure. And a professional, even a neuropsychologist, may not be sure at this point in time, because he is so young. However, he can suggest interventions that will help him later in life based on his problems now. Diagnoses are easier to make as the children get older, so in my opinion it's best to concentrate on working on trouble spots as early as you can. It is very hard to get a correct diagnosis. on a young child unless it is VERY obvious, and it usually isn't. He does have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) red flags and some things that don't sound Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) so my guess is you're in for a long trek, looking for the right diagnosis. I"d forget about that and go for the interventions. How is his imaginative play? Does he, say, "pretend" a lot? Does he like toys and play appropriately with them? My son had no interest in toys and didn't do imaginative play. Does your son memorize really well by rote? My son knew his letters, numbers, states, capitals, etc. by three. He still has a fantastic rote memory, however if you ask him to write a report on "What I Did on my Vacation" he'll write "I went to the Mall. I bought a game." He doesn't know how to write in the abstract, like my daughter would as in, "We weren't sure what to do and my sister and I were bored. We begged Aunt Joan to take us shopping and at first she didn't want to take us, but we talked her into it." Does your child make good eye contact with people he doesn't know? [/QUOTE]
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