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ShazzieB

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21. "What I really want to know is how do you diagnose an 18 month old child as autistic?"

Reply to WinstonSmith4740 (Reply #14)

Fri Jun 12, 2026, 02:12 PM

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This was the first thing that went through my mind. I don't know at what age autism can be reliably diagnosed, but 18 months? Also, jumping straight to such a risky, unproven, and expensive "treatment" at such a young age seems like a bit of an overreaction, to say the least

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