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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 330355" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>We have three Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids and each is very different. You could still have a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) link between your kids, but different forms of it.</p><p></p><p>In our case, difficult child 1 is Aspie - no history of language delay, but very withdrawn, very needy, very clingy. Can't mentally multi-task.</p><p></p><p>difficult child 3 - very outgoing, loves people. Significant language delay. Evidence of some subtle stimming. Hyperlexic - reading words, numbers and sheet music as a toddler. Amazing problem-solving skills - we couldn't lock him out of anywhere, he would find the key and get in. Couldn't even password-protect the computer, he found a way to get around that too. Only stopped because we threatened we would have the electricity shut off for a week if he did it again. Diagnosis - autism, high-functioning.</p><p></p><p>easy child 2/difficult child 2 -obsessive-compulsive. Hyperlexic. Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) issues (as with difficult child 3). Highly intelligent and aggravating with it. Diagnosis - ADD with some Asperger's traits. We don't think the diagnosis is quite right but she's too old now to fully pin down to an Aspie diagnosis and frankly, it no longer really matters. </p><p></p><p>A note for you - the smarter they are, the more difficult it is to pinpoint a diagnosis, especially as they get older. When very young it's also difficult. There seems to be a window of opportunity for diagnosis which varies from child to child based on the severity of their symptoms vs their intelligence. Too young, and the diagnosis gets missed. Too old, and they have adapted to mask it (but it is still an issue, it's beneath the surface always). Finding that window is tricky.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 330355, member: 1991"] We have three Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids and each is very different. You could still have a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) link between your kids, but different forms of it. In our case, difficult child 1 is Aspie - no history of language delay, but very withdrawn, very needy, very clingy. Can't mentally multi-task. difficult child 3 - very outgoing, loves people. Significant language delay. Evidence of some subtle stimming. Hyperlexic - reading words, numbers and sheet music as a toddler. Amazing problem-solving skills - we couldn't lock him out of anywhere, he would find the key and get in. Couldn't even password-protect the computer, he found a way to get around that too. Only stopped because we threatened we would have the electricity shut off for a week if he did it again. Diagnosis - autism, high-functioning. easy child 2/difficult child 2 -obsessive-compulsive. Hyperlexic. Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) issues (as with difficult child 3). Highly intelligent and aggravating with it. Diagnosis - ADD with some Asperger's traits. We don't think the diagnosis is quite right but she's too old now to fully pin down to an Aspie diagnosis and frankly, it no longer really matters. A note for you - the smarter they are, the more difficult it is to pinpoint a diagnosis, especially as they get older. When very young it's also difficult. There seems to be a window of opportunity for diagnosis which varies from child to child based on the severity of their symptoms vs their intelligence. Too young, and the diagnosis gets missed. Too old, and they have adapted to mask it (but it is still an issue, it's beneath the surface always). Finding that window is tricky. Good luck! Marg [/QUOTE]
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