Marisol in third grade and when her teacher says "Hi", she doesn't respond with anything back. When the other kids ask her questions like "What did you do this weekend?" she also fails to respond appropriately. The school psychologist has recently diagnosed her as having a:

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Marisol's difficulty in responding appropriately to social cues and questions from others suggests a social communication disorder, which is characterized by challenges in the use of verbal and nonverbal communication skills in social interactions. Childhood onset fluency disorder (B) refers to stuttering, speech sound disorder (C) involves difficulty producing speech sounds correctly, and language disorder (D) is marked by difficulties with the comprehension or expression of language. While these disorders may also impact social communication, they do not fully capture Marisol's symptoms.

Marisol in Third Grade and When Her Teacher Says "Hi