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Sora
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29 Feb 2012, 8:31 am

Let me think.

All kids I know who got the AS label instead of the atypical/classical one got it because while they're considered seriously impaired and sometimes even "severe", they're 1) considered to be less severe than those with classical autism. I keep on hearing that again and again.

And 2) they were "not delayed" throughout their first few years of life though autistic traits were present and noticed. I can't tell if that can be right.


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29 Feb 2012, 3:50 pm

OJani wrote:
Eggsacly! Although they don't use VIQ/PIQ any more, as they are discontinued in the WAIS / WISC-IV, so they might use the 4 sub-indexes instead.


When my son got his AS dx, the psychologist did indeed use the differences in the sub-indexes for verbal vs performance, plus the scores on the ADOS, plus she looked for the "triad of impairments" -- motor skill delay, social delays, and pragmatic communication issues.