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Recent content by CWard12213

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    Unusual set of symptoms

    The more she grows and develops the more I lean towards her just being a TV obsessed introvert who has a language delay. Which definitely makes her look ASD-like at times, but I don't think it's really ASD.
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    Unusual set of symptoms

    Thanks for the feedback! She actually has seen an optometrist and her vision appeared to be normal. That was a while ago, right after her first birthday. In general, her vision seems excellent. She is one of the most coordinated and careful children I've ever seen. I posted about a week ago...
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    Unusual set of symptoms

    I haven't noticed a difference, but she isn't in the dark very often. Overall her vision actually seems really good. She never runs into things or seems to miss objects when she tries to pick them up. She actually has really good visual/spatial skills for the most part. The only thing I notice...
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    Unusual set of symptoms

    Thanks for the reply! Your little one sounds almost nothing like mine, though I know that doesn't necessarily mean much given how the spectrum works. Your last sentence in particular is interesting. Her vision has been tested and appears to be OK, but she does have a lazy eye. And I have also...
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    Unusual set of symptoms

    Well, another significant update, she ate her first solid food yesterday! She normally just eats baby food puree and formula from her bottle and refuses to try anything else, but she ate a decent portion of a red velvet cupcake I got her for Valentine's day! Her 18 month check up is today.
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    Unusual set of symptoms

    That sounds so much like her!
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    Unusual set of symptoms

    Thanks for the responses all. There is some exciting news, she is walking very consistently this week! She has been physically able to walk for several months but has rarely chosen to do so, so it is great to see her sticking with it. She also has an 18 month check up soon and I think we will...
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    The Autism Spectrum is Useless: Here's why...

    Yes, I do believe there will come a day when we are able to do this. I should have said CURRENTLY there is no way to look inside a person and see ASD. We will probably get there some day, and then have to jump the additional hurdle of convincing insurance companies that paying for genetic...
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    Relationships with men with bad mothers

    I might have an actual answer to your rhetorical question; date other types of men. Love at first sight is BS. You might be attracted to a certain type of guy, it doesn't mean you can only love a certain type of guy. Love is a feeling that comes gradually from comfort, trust, time, and shared...
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    The Autism Spectrum is Useless: Here's why...

    Without labels there are no services. The purpose of an ASD diagnosis is not for segregation or judgment, it is to provide assistance. I'm assuming by "shrink" you mean psychologist? Who do you believe would be more qualified to make that diagnosis than someone with a doctorate in clinical...
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    The Autism Spectrum is Useless: Here's why...

    These points are the entire basis upon which the diagnosis of ASD was restructured as a spectrum. If it were not a spectrum it would be a linear yes/no diagnosis with a rigidly defined cutoff in which the same terminology could be used to describe individuals with virtually no common traits.
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    INTJ & Aspie or just INTJ ?

    Some of the social difficulty could also be simply lack of practice. He sounds extremely introverted and generally isolated. Basic social skills (speech, hearing, eye contact) are inherent for most people, but advanced social skills (interpreting nonverbal and other subtle/implied cues) are just...
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    The Rat Race - What's the Point?

    I believe you are thinking within a fairly narrow box here. There is an underlying assumption that your purpose in life is to some extent about personal, individual fulfillment. What if it is more than that? What if your role in this world (or possibly the next) goes beyond "do what makes me...
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    INTJ & Aspie or just INTJ ?

    I am a primary care psychologist who performs psychodiagnostic testing. One common trend I have observed recently is highly intelligent people being misdiagnosed with ASD due to social difficulties. You described him as very intelligent. People with legitimately high intelligence frequently have...
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    Unusual set of symptoms

    One other thing I should mention is that she has always been a bit of a mystery and has had some significant health issues. When my wife was pregnant with her, her yolk sac was enlarged to over 10mm, which carries an almost 100% risk of miscarriage. Every OBGYN in our office said they had never...
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