Family member asking if I think their child is autistic

Hey all, sorry for the novel. There is a tl;dr at the bottom. A family member put in me in very precarious situation the other day when she essentially asked me if I think her son might have autism. Being an MS4, I started with the standard "I am in no way qualified to answer your question." After that I told her the truth, which was that I thought it was really unlikely, but I haven't had the proper training to tell her anything useful. I did not add that if she thinks it's an issue she... Family member asking if I think their child is autistic
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