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OK I will prob. get flamed up one side and down another for this but is has been bothering me a long time. If in the diagnosis criteria autism has language/developmental delays and diagnostic observations up to 18-24 months. unless you brought your child in for observation at birth and had them observed for two years...how do you have a reliable diagnosis???? This boggles my brain. I can see a diagnosis at 3 IF you were able to get them to the right people at the right… read more
posted 9 months ago by A MyAutismTeam User
A MyAutismTeam User said:
I knew my son was on the spectrum by his 18 - 20 months. I realized he wasn't talking by his 15 months old (no words @ all), he stopped… read more
posted 9 months ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
I think that children from families where there is a history of ASD can reliably be diagnosed prior to age 2. If an older sibling and/or… read more
posted 9 months ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
My son wasn't pointing, waving or clapping as a baby or toddler. He stopped babbling for long periods of time. There were other signs,… read more
posted 9 months ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
My son was diagnosed shortly after age 2, but looking back (because hindsight is always 20/20, right?) I can see definite signs of ASD from 15… read more
posted 9 months ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
Not flaming! Just sharing...
Our son was evaluated at 18 months by a SLP. He didn't have any words but when she evaluated him using… read more
posted 9 months ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
my son was diagnosed tentatively at age 18 months so we could get started on therapy. I had to push for it, but I knew something was wrong and… read more
posted 9 months ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
For all my 5 yr old's mild symptoms (PDD NOS, dx very young)....there are still a lot of things he has trouble with, and a lot of delays.… read more
posted 9 months ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
Brink stopped speaking at 18 months. We immediately took him in and after much testing at 21 months he was diagnosed. We were then told he… read more
posted 9 months ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
Last night I watched a talk on TED about Early Autism Diagnosis by Ami Klin. He has been doing researches about how to diagnosis Autism in… read more
posted 9 months ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
there are very specific receptive language skills that children with autism do not do that other children do such as pointing out things to… read more
posted 9 months ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
Who set that arbitraty deadline? Our daughter was diagnosed at at 22yrs old with Asperger's, which is now going to be referred to as HFA.… read more
posted 9 months ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
After much research and study into FLOORTIME, I decided really?! That is it? Here folks, the magic is....get in the floor and play with your… read more
posted 9 months ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
Thank you @EthanMom. Fantastic TedTalk! I've heard of Ami Klin for years, but I never thought I would hear his research in his own voice.… read more
posted 9 months ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
The Ted Talk totally answered the question. Great work@EthanMom! I finally had the opportunity to watch the entire video, and the findings are… read more
posted 9 months ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
i knew almost nothing of autism but at 9 months old my son would sit for hours on the floor and make loud motor noises and spin the tires on… read more
posted about 1 month ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
Is your friend on MyAutismTeam.come? I would love to talk to her! My son's doctor believes he has Ehlers_Danlos and I've love to… read more
posted 14 days ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
@bipolarbaby this post is so old. I have learned so much from all of you since I have asked this question. I should prob. delete it but… read more
posted 14 days ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
well I think he logged off for the night...I missed him by 5 minutes! He will get back to me tomorrow I am sure.
posted 14 days ago
A MyAutismTeam User said:
FiLm ViDeO Just For Laughs on April 23
Autistic Girl Expresses Unimaginable Intelligence
I found this on Facebook. It reveals the world of the… read more
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