Second post.
My oldest son has HFA and APD, he was diagnosed when he was 5 1/2 years old near the ending of his year of Young 5's; the process was not a pretty one. He went through all these IQ tests and other silly things and the report of dismal. Never expect him to do live independently, etc. So, we got another opinion. Since we live in a rural area, we had to travel over 500 miles to a specialist. Their testing procedure was much more child oriented, and although they came to the same conclusion, they said that with assistance through therapies and other agencies, our son would be fine. Now, 5 years later, he is doing well. Every year he seems to progress leaps and bounds. He has no issues with transitioning; seems laid back even. His speech is improving and so are his social skills. I've heard that once a child hit puberty they may regress slightly. Oh, the things to come.