As I say, fortunately, this one should be an easy one to get tested through people we are already referred to (though not yet set up with).

Deedee, I got a chance to talk to her teacher about ASD concerns (we'd touched on it before but very briefly). I actually trust her almost as much as a professional, considering she has a number of years at a gifted magnet under her belt and has seen a number of gifted ASD kids. She also said that DD does not present as ASD in her opinion, in particular mentioning that she is socially well-liked--but she agrees that "something is there." She says, in fact, that she has spent the school year trying to figure out what it is, but still isn't sure what. In a way, it's comforting to know that this very experienced teacher (20+ years) finds DD as baffling as I do!