Help! I have questions!!

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My son is 3, and he started seeing a new SLP. She told me today that

she thinks he may have Asperger's. He has mild hypotonia, a

phonolological problem/speech delay, mild sensory issues, and some

issues with pragmatics. She said that by age 3, conversational skills

should be developing, and his are not really at this point. He can

sustain certain conversations for a brief time though. I explained to

her that he sometimes has trouble with " cues " . An example would be a

cat hissing at him. He doesn't " get " that it means she wants to be

left alone b/c she is scared. He starts to laugh.

He has made really wonderful progress in terms of his speech and

sensory issues. She sort of knocked me for a loop today when she

mentioned this. Of course, she told me that she is not qualified to

make that diagnosis, but she suspects it. She suggested I see a

pediatric neurologist, neurodevelopmental ped, or ped. psychiatrist.

Is he too young to be diagnosed with this though? A lot of what I

read said the average age is 11.

If someone can recommend a good clinician in the Philly area I would

appreciate it! If not, can you please give me specific examples of

things your child did that led to the diagnosis? I read the DSM IV

criteria, but I was looking for " real world " examples for the purpose

of comparison.

Thanks!