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Hi .... I am so confused ... Have mentioned before my 3 year old son is currently in the process of being diagnosed with asd...he paces a lot and does a lot of finger weaving .. Lots of other traits. However he can and does socialise ... Make eye contact and play with other children now end then... He also can maintain and makes good eye contact. Can this really be autism with all that in mind?? Hope you can help .

Lucy Elliot's mummy 

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  • At the age of 3 I was a giggly and social child. I did play alongside other kids but it became more obvious as I got older that I was not playing in a truly reciprocal fashion. My problems socialising were first picked up on when I was 5, but the teacher told my mum that SHE needed to socialise more so that I would meet more children!!. Appalling really. I was only diagnosed with Asperger's when I was 21.

    So yes, it is possible to be social and to have an autism condition, but it is the quality of the socialising that is impaired.

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  • At the age of 3 I was a giggly and social child. I did play alongside other kids but it became more obvious as I got older that I was not playing in a truly reciprocal fashion. My problems socialising were first picked up on when I was 5, but the teacher told my mum that SHE needed to socialise more so that I would meet more children!!. Appalling really. I was only diagnosed with Asperger's when I was 21.

    So yes, it is possible to be social and to have an autism condition, but it is the quality of the socialising that is impaired.

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