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Oh my. The autism has bothered me from the get go. Yes 2 is very young for a diagnosis. So many symptoms of autism at that age are simply symptoms of being 2 ( non verbal, fear of loud noises etc). A confirmed diagnoses at age 2 would probably mean someone presenting as severely autistic and not just on the spectrum. None of the pictures seemed to show this IMO. And from the FB I have seen it doesn't seem that there was much knowledge of any autistic traits or behaviours. I noticed that the police were careful to write in the missing flyer that he was "reported" to be autistic from the beginning and they didn't engage any specialized searchers who are autism specialists to search for him. So they probably had an inkling from the beginning that there was some deception there. Wonder who made that claim? It wouldn't have made the police search any less desperately for a merely missing non-autistic toddler. It was planted there for a reason. To possibly explain away any later discovery? To excuse any behaviour? What else is there deception about? No likey.
That's a good point. It is hard to make a diagnosis at age 2 if it is a 'mild' form on the spectrum. There are many 2 yr olds who don't talk much, then suddenly begin speaking in full, long sentences by age 3. Especially with twins, there is often one that is more verbal and the other that sits back and listens.