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anguslairdmcangus
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15 Sep 2015, 2:48 pm

Thanks, YippySkippy.

Have you ever do the ATEC checklist for your son? How old is he, BTW?

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Last night, I asked him how often he sucks his thumb at school, and he got kind of pissy with me, saying, "Dad! I don't do it at all because the other kids would think I'm a baby!". I took that as a positive sign.


Let me use the above anecdote to show the difference between my son (HFA) and yours.
My son would suck his thumb at school, if that was what he liked to do (he actually has another, worse habit).
He would not notice other kids looking at him. He would not care if other kids thought he was a baby. He would say it's stupid of them to think that, since he doesn't wear diapers. He would only stop if the other kids started bullying him, but even then he would still forget and do it sometimes.



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15 Sep 2015, 4:17 pm

He is 10, and was diagnosed through his school district. I've never heard of ATEC.



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16 Sep 2015, 6:42 am

How old was he when he was diagnosed? Sorry if my questions are too personal--please feel free to ignore.

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He is 10, and was diagnosed through his school district. I've never heard of ATEC.



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16 Sep 2015, 6:18 pm

He was 8 when he was diagnosed. If he'd been at his current (good) school, he probably would have been diagnosed sooner. However, he was at another (horrible) school up until then.



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16 Sep 2015, 7:26 pm

I don't have a clue. It's also nearly impossible to tell from a post on a forum. The best you'll get is 100% conjecture.

I conjecture that no, he is not on the spectrum. It seems to me like he has autistic tendencies and Sensory Processing Disorder.


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