Originally Posted by blackcat
the disorder affects 5-6 percent of kids and is a lot more common than ASD. In fact, probably many kids with an ASD diagnosis really have DCD. So many of the symptoms overlap.

I totally agree with this. I think if I had let it happen my kid would have gotten an ASD dx. In fact, I know he would have at least gotten at least a PDD-NOS. The medical profession around here is very unfamiliar with DCD and they literally kept telling me that an "autism diagnosis would get more help and more services." The schools don't even know what DCD is but they are very, very comfortable with ASD dx and ADHD. I think it is so odd, how it works. I do feel my kid does have the "correct labels" now; but, let me tell you, it took some doing.

Last edited by Irena; 04/14/14 08:41 PM.