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GRG was kicked out of therapy
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 421471" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>You will not get an autism work up at school or a county mental health clinic. My son had atypical autism, but, trust me, HE HAS AUTISM. He is eighteen now and while much more functional that a child who can't even speak, nobody has any doubts that he is on the spectrum. Nobody. But it took until he was eleven for anyone to see it. They kept on misdiagnosing him, but the older he got, the more obvious it became. </p><p></p><p>A neuropsychologist is the best to diagnose and I'd go to the nearest university hospital near you for that even if you have to travel. They are cutting edge and usually take any/all insurance, including state aid (if you have that). THAT is where my son finally got help. Before that, all they did was try to give him drugs. The schools did help with early interventions. </p><p></p><p>There is no one way to present with autism. All I can tell you is that once you have seen 100 autistic kids of all levels, like I have at our parent group, you can tell...lol. They are all very different yet so much the same. They are the neatest kids, but so socially inappropriate that, unless they are brilliant enough to figure out how it works, they usually struggle with life on most levels. Early intervention is the key. Usually they are VERY hyperactive as young 'uns and are often mistaken for ADHD.</p><p></p><p>My son had ok eye contact with family members, not so much with strangers. Take care <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 421471, member: 1550"] You will not get an autism work up at school or a county mental health clinic. My son had atypical autism, but, trust me, HE HAS AUTISM. He is eighteen now and while much more functional that a child who can't even speak, nobody has any doubts that he is on the spectrum. Nobody. But it took until he was eleven for anyone to see it. They kept on misdiagnosing him, but the older he got, the more obvious it became. A neuropsychologist is the best to diagnose and I'd go to the nearest university hospital near you for that even if you have to travel. They are cutting edge and usually take any/all insurance, including state aid (if you have that). THAT is where my son finally got help. Before that, all they did was try to give him drugs. The schools did help with early interventions. There is no one way to present with autism. All I can tell you is that once you have seen 100 autistic kids of all levels, like I have at our parent group, you can tell...lol. They are all very different yet so much the same. They are the neatest kids, but so socially inappropriate that, unless they are brilliant enough to figure out how it works, they usually struggle with life on most levels. Early intervention is the key. Usually they are VERY hyperactive as young 'uns and are often mistaken for ADHD. My son had ok eye contact with family members, not so much with strangers. Take care :) [/QUOTE]
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