Being at the mercy of a doctor is so not fun. Have u been to a neuro doctor for a head scan? Besides that, anxiety and sensory problems are for sure issues you see in a number of autistic kiddos. But, they are treatable even with out a label...that's all autism really is...ya kno, a label. I do not know how much experience you have with some of the biomedical ways of treating some "symptoms" but their are some awesome things you can do. And medications/alternative drugs are not involved. http://www.gaps.me/ give this a read over..it may or may not interest you (;

Who did the test? A psychologist or the school district? Our kiddo had a large head and it turned out to be Fragile X (a genetic condition).

I agree with VictoriaX - biomedical does help with those symptoms. TACAnow.org has a bunch of stuff out there as well.

Ohh I'm so sorry to hear whaat your going through. I can feel your frustration!!
Who exactly told you your daughter DOESNT have Autism? Was it the school or a doctor/specialist?
My daughter was just diagnosed and shes 11.
I have been told, mainly by the school, but Drs, as well, that she just has ADHD, and NOT aspergers. My daughter has alot of anxiety and sensory processing problems as well.
My main thing I want to tell you is, to listen to your gut.
There is so many people out there that dont really know what the heck they're talking about, regardless, if they are Doctors or not.
You know your child better than anybody else does. Dont give up. I finally got my daughters diagnosis from the developmental pediatrician team after waiting a year for the appointment but I gotta tell you that I started to think that I was crazy and that they were all right. Clearly they werent and now hopefully we will be able to get my daughter all the services she so rightfully deserves in school, and the therapies she needs outside of school. I hope that helps !!
Get back to me if you can, I would love to hear more. Take care, Trina

You may know this already but there are no blood tests or medical tests that prove or disprove a child has autism. The tests are all more like evaluations by trained professionals, and it is more like eliminating other reasons for your childs conditions. The other thing is that you should not deven bother with genetic testing because it is going to be a lot of money with no result I can tell you by experience. I would contact autism speaks and get some referals for people in your area who can help you. It is very important to get the right diagnosis because without it your child will not qualify for services that they need.