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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 317743" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>OK, now I'm confused. </p><p></p><p>I have always been wortking on the basis that Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) is the umbrella term under which autism and Asperger's are covered.</p><p></p><p>It really is very subjective. Medicine is an inexact science. Even more so, with anything involved in the way the brain works.</p><p></p><p>Here in Australia they don't often use the term Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). Autism is what gets used, even to include Asperger's. So I can say that autism doesn't just run in our family it gallops.</p><p></p><p>However, only difficult child 3 had any language delay. He is also extremely social, has always made eye contact (even more than his Aspie-lite sister). difficult child 1 had no language delay but was very withdrawn and would often curl up in a ball on the floor, fetal position, if he ever became the focus of attention.</p><p></p><p>In terms of long-term prognosis, I would put difficult child 3 ahead of difficult child 1.</p><p></p><p>I explained autism to difficult child 3 as follows:</p><p></p><p>If you consider a text document coming off the computer printer, once you pick up the document and show it to someone, they have no way of knowing whether the document was put together on a Mac or a easy child. The document could be made to look identical. BUT - it takes very different operating instrucitons and programming, to explain to the computer exactly how to produce the document. A Mac works very differently to a easy child.</p><p></p><p>Everyone's brain is different. We all learn in different ways. In the same way, we can consider that some people have easy child brains and others have Mac brains. They are all equally capable but only so long as you use the correct programming for that brain.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>My concern with this, is that if the child is Aspie (or Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) or however we're going to describe it) then it's often not true defiance. it is coming form somewhere else and frankly, using the computer analogy, is an artefact of the different brain function. These kids have an inborn equality. They do not recognise different status according to age, seniority, suprtiority or anything. To a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kid, everybody is completely equal. The trouble is, no matter what society says, we are not all born equal and neither do we stay equal. This is often too complex for a socially challenged child to understand and so the fall back on "we are all equal = what is in my brain is in everybody else's". And so you get the phenomenon of a kid who rushes ini to see what you thought of thta last joke on the TV, when you're not watching that channel. You make it clear you were not watching that network but the kid goes on anyway, enjoying sharing osmething with you that you haven't the faintest idea about. Because it is so real TO HIM, he feels it must be equally real (and important) to you.</p><p></p><p>If you get angry at him for this, he will feel hurt because all he's tryi ng to do is connect with you socially. he won't understand and is likely to get angry back at you.</p><p></p><p>This is not disrespect. It is misunderstanding born of his social inability. If his brain is not ready to learn that next step of social interaction then you can't force it and shouldn't punish it.</p><p></p><p>To manage these kids means a change in mind-set is needed. You need to get into their heads and meet them where they are, in order to gently lead them as far as they can handle it, out into the real world.</p><p></p><p>It can be done.</p><p></p><p>Another useful book is "Son Rise". There is a lot of stuff in it that bugs me sometimes but there are very strong basic concepts there that will help you understadn just how these kids think differently.</p><p></p><p>If the kid is bright, they are more likely to learn how to 'fake it' and blend in better. But they will always feel like outsiders looking in.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 317743, member: 1991"] OK, now I'm confused. I have always been wortking on the basis that Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) is the umbrella term under which autism and Asperger's are covered. It really is very subjective. Medicine is an inexact science. Even more so, with anything involved in the way the brain works. Here in Australia they don't often use the term Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). Autism is what gets used, even to include Asperger's. So I can say that autism doesn't just run in our family it gallops. However, only difficult child 3 had any language delay. He is also extremely social, has always made eye contact (even more than his Aspie-lite sister). difficult child 1 had no language delay but was very withdrawn and would often curl up in a ball on the floor, fetal position, if he ever became the focus of attention. In terms of long-term prognosis, I would put difficult child 3 ahead of difficult child 1. I explained autism to difficult child 3 as follows: If you consider a text document coming off the computer printer, once you pick up the document and show it to someone, they have no way of knowing whether the document was put together on a Mac or a easy child. The document could be made to look identical. BUT - it takes very different operating instrucitons and programming, to explain to the computer exactly how to produce the document. A Mac works very differently to a easy child. Everyone's brain is different. We all learn in different ways. In the same way, we can consider that some people have easy child brains and others have Mac brains. They are all equally capable but only so long as you use the correct programming for that brain. My concern with this, is that if the child is Aspie (or Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) or however we're going to describe it) then it's often not true defiance. it is coming form somewhere else and frankly, using the computer analogy, is an artefact of the different brain function. These kids have an inborn equality. They do not recognise different status according to age, seniority, suprtiority or anything. To a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kid, everybody is completely equal. The trouble is, no matter what society says, we are not all born equal and neither do we stay equal. This is often too complex for a socially challenged child to understand and so the fall back on "we are all equal = what is in my brain is in everybody else's". And so you get the phenomenon of a kid who rushes ini to see what you thought of thta last joke on the TV, when you're not watching that channel. You make it clear you were not watching that network but the kid goes on anyway, enjoying sharing osmething with you that you haven't the faintest idea about. Because it is so real TO HIM, he feels it must be equally real (and important) to you. If you get angry at him for this, he will feel hurt because all he's tryi ng to do is connect with you socially. he won't understand and is likely to get angry back at you. This is not disrespect. It is misunderstanding born of his social inability. If his brain is not ready to learn that next step of social interaction then you can't force it and shouldn't punish it. To manage these kids means a change in mind-set is needed. You need to get into their heads and meet them where they are, in order to gently lead them as far as they can handle it, out into the real world. It can be done. Another useful book is "Son Rise". There is a lot of stuff in it that bugs me sometimes but there are very strong basic concepts there that will help you understadn just how these kids think differently. If the kid is bright, they are more likely to learn how to 'fake it' and blend in better. But they will always feel like outsiders looking in. Marg [/QUOTE]
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