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Diagnosed Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified.. is it really ADHD/ODD
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 355814" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Oh, this is SOOOOO typical of Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)!</p><p></p><p>difficult child 3 was mainstreamed too. He originally was labelled moderate, but these days would be considered mild. His good friend is also autistic, but even milder than difficult child 3. Friend was without a diagnosis in mainstream, still has no IEP or support. difficult child 3 is now in school by correspondence, but is in a mainstream academic program. </p><p></p><p>A lot of the time our kids get left without support, because they're so bright they're considered to not need any help. But there is a level of support needed even for the really bright kids. </p><p></p><p>As for what to expect from the label - you can't know. Even for us, with a more specific label of autism plus ADHD, we always found people being surprised. difficult child 3's Grade 1 teacher herself had twin boys, one with autism. She said, "I have a child with autism too; I understand it."</p><p>I said, "He's not what you expect."</p><p>After the first day, she said, "You're right - he IS different, isn't he?"</p><p></p><p>Whatever the label, your child is what you know. You know his gifts. You know his special interests. You know the things he still needs to learn. If he has had any psychometric testing done, look at the sub-scores and use this information to get him whatever help the low scores need, as well as extension in the high score areas.</p><p></p><p>These kids do have empathy, do feel emotion. It's just that they often don't display it in a way that other people can recognise.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 355814, member: 1991"] Oh, this is SOOOOO typical of Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)! difficult child 3 was mainstreamed too. He originally was labelled moderate, but these days would be considered mild. His good friend is also autistic, but even milder than difficult child 3. Friend was without a diagnosis in mainstream, still has no IEP or support. difficult child 3 is now in school by correspondence, but is in a mainstream academic program. A lot of the time our kids get left without support, because they're so bright they're considered to not need any help. But there is a level of support needed even for the really bright kids. As for what to expect from the label - you can't know. Even for us, with a more specific label of autism plus ADHD, we always found people being surprised. difficult child 3's Grade 1 teacher herself had twin boys, one with autism. She said, "I have a child with autism too; I understand it." I said, "He's not what you expect." After the first day, she said, "You're right - he IS different, isn't he?" Whatever the label, your child is what you know. You know his gifts. You know his special interests. You know the things he still needs to learn. If he has had any psychometric testing done, look at the sub-scores and use this information to get him whatever help the low scores need, as well as extension in the high score areas. These kids do have empathy, do feel emotion. It's just that they often don't display it in a way that other people can recognise. Marg [/QUOTE]
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