tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post6969551683602933295..comments2023-09-17T04:34:33.856-07:00Comments on My ASD Child: The Difference Between Aspergers and PDD-NOSUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post-84770482354869419722011-12-07T12:11:46.952-08:002011-12-07T12:11:46.952-08:00I've discovered over the years that some PDD-N...I've discovered over the years that some PDD-NOS kids are really AS/ADHD kids. It's possible that's what's going on in your case (perhaps a second opinion from a diagnostician who specializes in Aspergers would be helpful). PDD-NOS may be thought of as “subthreshold autism," or a diagnosis one can give a person who has “atypical symptomatology.” In other words, when someone has autistic characteristics but some of their symptoms are mild, or they have symptoms in one area (like social deficits), but none in another key area (like restricted, repetitive behaviors), they may be given the PDD-NOS label. Researchers have found that those with PDD-NOS could be placed in one of three very different subgroups:<br /><br />A high-functioning group (24%) who resembled people with Asperger syndrome but had transient language delay or mild cognitive impairment (such that they could not receive the Asperger diagnosis which requires no speech or cognitive delay).<br /><br />A group (24%) who resembled people with autism but who had a late age of onset, or otherwise did not meet the criteria for autism.<br /><br />A group (52%) who were autistic-like, but displayed fewer stereotyped and repetitive behaviors.<br /><br />I'm not sure I answered your question, but there you go...Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post-40298710564622129152011-12-07T12:11:26.657-08:002011-12-07T12:11:26.657-08:00I often wonder if we are the only parents of an as...I often wonder if we are the only parents of an aspie-ish PDD-NOS son who has learning disabilities, instead of academic gifts. Have you covered that scenario? We seem doubly burdened because the LD brings in so many school challenges that most aspies sail through. Math and writing especially.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post-16628795644077895152011-10-19T14:41:45.258-07:002011-10-19T14:41:45.258-07:00I have a two yr old. So far the Dx we have is SID,...I have a two yr old. So far the Dx we have is SID, PDD-NOS, and vision impairment. There are things that he does that are red flags for spectrum disorders, yet there are other things he does that are not. He is social, does not have speech delays, and other things. I'm not sure what to do. All his therapists say he does not have autism but do not know what he does have. Every time he is evaluated but someone it is done in a therapy setting, and since he has been in therapy since a year he knows what to do so they are not getting an accurate feel of how he acts. I feel like no one is listening to me. I wish I could video tape how he acts at home and in certain situations. Did anyone else run in to this problem? Any words of wisdom?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527055659904040434.post-67546590688076818572011-07-12T10:08:32.514-07:002011-07-12T10:08:32.514-07:00This was a great question to ask! My son was rece...This was a great question to ask! My son was recently diagnosed as PDD-NOS and I had somehow gotten the clue that he was considered to be on the mild side of autism but no one was really clear about what that meant. I kept hearing how Aspergers was also mild and was confused about what the difference was also. I am not so sure my questions are completely answered after this but it did help!Heathernoreply@blogger.com