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Early Intervention Autistic Children - Is Your Toddler Diagnosed Autistic
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Early Intervention Autistic Children - Is Your Toddler Diagnosed Autistic? © 2010
Early Intervention Autistic Children - Is
Your Toddler Diagnosed Autistic?
Written by: Autism Advisor
Early Intervention Autistic Children
Autism, High...
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Early Intervention Autistic Children - Is Your Toddler Diagnosed Autistic? © 2010
Early Intervention Autistic Children - Is
Your Toddler Diagnosed Autistic?
Written by: Autism Advisor
Early Intervention Autistic Children
Autism, High functioning Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder
Non Specific (PDDNOS) Which autism spectrum diagnosis has your child received?
I understand this is a very anxious time for you.
You ve found out your child has Autism, a
developmental disorder which until recently you may never have even heard of.
I know too,
that like many other parents that when he was much younger, you felt something was wrong,
but no-one would listen to you.
They said you were over-anxious or a new parent and told
you to wait and see.
Well you waited, and this is how it turned out!
There is no blood test for Autism, no MRI scan.
Diagnosis is through observation and parent
interview using DSM-IV (American Psychiatric Association, 1994).
A diagnosis of autisti
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