Just because a child doesn't have aspergers doesn't mean that they may not benefit from social skills teaching. I don't want to forget that. Someone told me that it doesn't matter as much the diagnoses as long as the childs needs are met.
I totally agree, even though my DS doesn't have a diagnosis and doesn't meet the criteria I still focus on doing some things that don't come naturally to him and challenge him in those ways (ie: eye contact when he is talking with someone and looking off into space, pretend play, some social skills in playing with peers, etc.) It's not like he doesn't have those skills at all, but it's helpful to build those skills up. I teach social skills to children all day long that don't have diagnoses, it's just good to learn those skills, and especially to start at an early age when you can.
