Asked Dr. about the possibility of having AS, and..

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26 Sep 2009, 3:19 pm

I was told by a doctor who specialises in behavioural problems that it was unlikely my son was autistic because he made appropriate eye contact with her during a half hour appointment, but she referred him on to the multidisciplinary team and six months later - after a week long assessment - he got the dx. His eye contact is good when he is interested in a person or wants something from them, he makes great eye contact with family members and other people he knows well.