"Maybe he has autism" commercial (ADHD, Tourettes, method)
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You've perhaps heard it on the radio or maybe seen it on TV.
Boy won't smile; the adults offer silly explanations. His gums hurt, he's teething...he didn't eat much...maybe he's afraid of the dog?...maybe he just doesn't like smiling...ya think maybe he has autism?
If a kid is not autistic, and doesn't smile, maybe THE PARENTS are the ones who need to be evaluated?
You've perhaps heard it on the radio or maybe seen it on TV.
Boy won't smile; the adults offer silly explanations. His gums hurt, he's teething...he didn't eat much...maybe he's afraid of the dog?...maybe he just doesn't like smiling...ya think maybe he has autism?
If a kid is not autistic, and doesn't smile, maybe THE PARENTS are the ones who need to be evaluated?
Or maybe you should stop listen more carefully to the commercial. It isn't about simply not smiling. The commercials are about learning the early signs of autism. Note: I don't like Autism Speaks much, but some of their stuff is ok. It sounds like you know very little about autism and how it is diagnosed.
Conclusion
The results of this study suggest that some children with developmental delays, attentional flexibility problems, or other conditions may be receiving provisional yet inaccurate diagnoses of ASD from nonspecialists, even when their parents do not present with concerns about verbal skills, nonverbal communication, learning, and unusual gestures. This could be a natural consequence of changes in ASD awareness among healthcare professionals and the push by national organizations such as the AAP to increase the use of developmental screening tests by general pediatricians with all young patients regardless of parents’ presenting concerns (CDC, 2014b; Johnson and Myers, 2007; National Center for Medical Home Implementation, 2012). However, this cross-sectional study cannot be used to determine whether overdiagnosis and other reasons for lost diagnoses have recently become more common. It should also be noted that their estimated prevalence is too low to explain recent increases in the estimated prevalence of ASD (Blumberg et al., 2013; CDC, 2014a). Nevertheless, this study confirms that ASD diagnoses can and sometimes do change as children mature and overcome delays, and as new information is assimilated by their healthcare providers. These changes over time can complicate the use of surveys and retrospective surveillance methods to estimate the current prevalence of ASD, the characteristics of children who currently have ASD, and the adequacy of services for this population.
There is a thread on current events about this study.
There are several things that have contributed to the increase in diagnoses. One is reclassification of other disorders to autism (mental retardation diagnoses have gone down as autism diagnoses have gone up). Another is the broadening of the spectrum. My son who is 44 was not dxed, but he would be today as he has symptoms similar to those of his classically autistic son. My son though he did very well academically had deficits in social skills and sensory problems that could have been treated, but were not recognized when he was a child.
Also note that in the study, doctors may say that a child has lost his dx, but in point of fact, the child may still be autistic, just coping. I have an online autistic friend who says she learned how to pretend to be *normal,* but people don't see her when she comes home from work and relaxes by stimming.
We have more of it all now. We also have more disease, cancer and mental illness. It's time we get use to our new population and learn to accommodate it. Hopefully one day we'll find out what's in the water. Until then, yes, the earlier you find out your kid has Autism, the less you'll yell at them to smile at you, look at you, act normal, stop over reacting, etc. It's painful enough for them having it, yet alone for them to be expected to act like mom and dad expect a normal kid to act.
My son has Tourettes, and in his group one of the kids father use to spank him because he'd roll his eyes at him. Ends up the kid had a tic that involved eye rolling which is common, especially when he was nervous. He could have had a lot less spankings and groundings if they would have picked up on his Tourettes. I'm sure school would have been easier on him as well. It cuts down on the hard times.
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