I agree with the above two responses...nothing jumps out. I am not an expert, except that I have a son with autism. He was diagnosed with autism 5 years before he was labelled gifted. There is no question my son was on the spectrum while your son's traits don't seem to take over his whole life. But, of course, if I were you, I wouldn't rest until he had an evaluation by a developmental pediatrician or at least an occupational therapist with experience with kids with ASDs.
The "early reading" your pediatrician is talking about is hyperlexia which is reading without comprehension and is one single characteristic that some kids with ASDs can have. My ASD son did NOT have it, yet he is now reading way way above grade level. Nan
Last edited by NanRos; 03/08/10 05:06 AM.
