In Video Example 9.1,the mother's experience with the diagnosis of autism was typical in that
A)the pediatrician had strong suspicions at the child's first well-baby visits in the first year after birth.
B)she was completely blind-sided when the diagnosis was made.
C)it took a while for professionals to finally arrive at the diagnosis.
D)professionals,at first,thought her child might be deaf.

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The mother's experience with the diagnosis of autism was typical in that it took a while for professionals to finally arrive at the diagnosis. The mother mentions that her child was not speaking at age 2 and 3 and it took multiple evaluations and assessments before the diagnosis was made.