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I am wondering about the over diagnosis of autism in our state. Right now it is a "hot" diagnosis. I am a speech language pathologist in an early intervention program and I find that many children who are diagnosed as having ASD are often misdiagnosed. I am not denying that there is a rise in autism, but I do feel that if children are having delays, many people are quick to give the label of autism.

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