1) Why aren’t children who meet diagnostic criteria for ASD also diagnosed with social communication disorder? How might these two disorders be differentiated? 2) Children from low-SES families are at disproportionate risk for being classified with a learning disability

Psychology Nov 23, 2020

1) Why aren’t children who meet diagnostic criteria for ASD also diagnosed with social communication disorder? How might these two disorders be differentiated?

2) Children from low-SES families are at disproportionate risk for being classified with a learning disability. How might school psychologists and other professionals avoid misdiagnosing these children?