Oh ok. I take it a Pead did the CARS? Have you had any other assessment? The CARS is a useful diagnostic tool when used in conjunction with detailed interview, observation, case-history and other psychometric assessment. It does not have great 'relaibility' which means you can come up with different scores over time and when used by different examiners. I wouldn't see that score as any significant or accurate reflection of exactly where on the spectrum your DD might fall. Mind you... we don't even know what that means. Yeah, you do get a sense for mild vs severe. For Savant Aspy vs severely affected ASD with intellectual disability. But in between it's just just a spectrum, it's almost 3D!

The CARS is useful for getting a nice clear-cut number which will mean you're eligible for funding which is pretty much essential to get specialised help.

Uh oh... bubba crying. BBL