I changed my mind and had Wyatt diagnosed last week. He was not diagnosed as autistic, although he still has one major red flag on his MCHAT (Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers) form. The MCHAT is a screening, not a diagnostic form. On the CARS (Childhood Autism Rating Scale) form, he scored 21.5. That is well below the cut-off of 30. The lowest possible score on the CARS is 15. What means more to me than the diagnosis is the evidence of progress that Wyatt has made. Six months ago according to the DP-3 form, he was two standard deviations below the mean in the categories of social/emotional and communication. He was one standard deviation below the mean in the cognitive and adaptive behavior categories. Now on that same form, he is average in the cognitive and adaptive behavior categories. He is still delayed in the social/emotional and communication categories, but he is just one standard deviation below the mean in those areas now. He is in the process of healing, and the doctor validated that. She told me that what I have been doing for him is working. His two primary interventions have been SCD (Specific Carbohydrate Diet) and DIR/Floortime.