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23 Sep 2016, 6:35 am

Can you have ASD without Developmental cordination disorder?


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23 Sep 2016, 6:36 am

Yes.

I am living, breathing proof of that.



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23 Sep 2016, 6:45 am

TheForeverMan wrote:
Yes.

I am living, breathing proof of that.

Are you sure. How can you be autistic with no motor defects it's a key part of the disorder. Weird, I guess I don't understand..


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23 Sep 2016, 6:49 am

I am positive. Even as a child, motor function was equal to my NT peers.

It is referred to as a spectrum disorder for a reason. There are varying degrees of severity with each component that makes up the erm..."disorder".



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23 Sep 2016, 9:27 am

TheForeverMan wrote:
I am positive. Even as a child, motor function was equal to my NT peers.

It is referred to as a spectrum disorder for a reason. There are varying degrees of severity with each component that makes up the erm..."disorder".

Weird, did you have a Atypical development?


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23 Sep 2016, 11:59 am

Motor skills deficits aren't really in the DSM. Also, you can have problems with motor skills without having a disorder.



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23 Sep 2016, 12:06 pm

Many so-called "low-functioning" autistic people have NO problems in a motor sense. Sometimes, their balance can be amazing.



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24 Sep 2016, 1:10 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:
Many so-called "low-functioning" autistic people have NO problems in a motor sense. Sometimes, their balance can be amazing.
Guess, I was wrong then.


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24 Sep 2016, 2:02 pm

Pieplup wrote:
kraftiekortie wrote:
Many so-called "low-functioning" autistic people have NO problems in a motor sense. Sometimes, their balance can be amazing.
Guess, I was wrong then.

A sign you may have autism is that you have dyspraxia but you can have either or both, they are sometimes comorbid but not always


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24 Sep 2016, 4:16 pm

The reason that we refer to them as ASD and DCD is that they're distinct disorders, albeit with high co-morbidity. So, yes, yes it is.


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24 Sep 2016, 6:23 pm

It's a common co-morbid of asd, but they are not inclusive far as I know. My asd and dyspraxia have always been treated as separate conditions far as I know. But they do overlap quite a bit.

There's kids in my asd school that don't seem affected by coordination problems. They play basketball and tennis etc.