The psychologist lists autism as one of her specialties, and she said not only is he NOT autistic, she can't imagine anyone seeing autism in him.
ASD is often misunderstood, even in people who work in the field, so I always recommend to people that they keep an open mind to potential ASD therapies and solutions, even if they don't believe that's the right dx for their child. They can help a broad range of kids. Both my boys are ASD (one mild and one moderate), and you're listing lots of similar qualities to them, from sensory problems to repetitive behaviors while lost in their minds to verbal language difficulties. Of course, there are a lot of coexisting spectrumy things in many kids, so take that for what it's worth.
