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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 16776" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I have lots of experience with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified. My son has it and was misdiagnoed a gazillion times, put on horrible medications for him, and only our persistence got him the right interventions, because he had the wrong diagnosios. Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified/Aspergers (it's really all under the same umbrella of Autistic Spectrum Disorders) are pretty much treated the same way. First off, the kids are not like your typical kids and don't think the way other kids do. There's nothing you can do about it, and it's not a psychiatric problem--the best thing to do is to learn about Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and the thinking of those who have it. I highly recommend these books, even if it's Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified and not Aspergers because, frankly, often they are interchangeable. Some may have dxd. my son with Aspergers. It's all high functioning autism, and autism is a unique way of looking at the world and often the rejection of social norms--feeling that they are unimportant, etc. and you can't make them think they ARE important.</p><p></p><p>The disciplinary methods that work for kids who aren't on the spectrum don't tend to work with spectrum kids. As for friends, these kids almost all need social classes in school because they don't "get" people or how to interact with them. Some, like my son, have learned to "pass" in public. He's 13 now and doing well. On the other hand, "pass" or not, he is still Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and at home, in his room away from the pressures of having to act "normal," he lets it all out and does his stims and talks to his videogames and it's a riot <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":smile:" title="smile :smile:" data-shortname=":smile:" /> He's a very sedate, easygoing child now and, no, he didn't start out that way. He was frustrated and angry because nobody understood him, and we tried to treat him the same way we treated our other kids. It didn't work. He had LOTS of school interventions, which greatly helped him. He takes no medications. They don't eradicate Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Some Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids (I've read 50%) take medications for co-morbid conditions, but my son does better off medications. I wish you luck. These kids can be challenging, but also extremely loving and endearing. Since he is no longer a behavior problem, my Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified child is the easiest, sweetest and most giving of my five kids. It's not even close. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 16776, member: 1550"] I have lots of experience with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified. My son has it and was misdiagnoed a gazillion times, put on horrible medications for him, and only our persistence got him the right interventions, because he had the wrong diagnosios. Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified/Aspergers (it's really all under the same umbrella of Autistic Spectrum Disorders) are pretty much treated the same way. First off, the kids are not like your typical kids and don't think the way other kids do. There's nothing you can do about it, and it's not a psychiatric problem--the best thing to do is to learn about Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and the thinking of those who have it. I highly recommend these books, even if it's Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified and not Aspergers because, frankly, often they are interchangeable. Some may have dxd. my son with Aspergers. It's all high functioning autism, and autism is a unique way of looking at the world and often the rejection of social norms--feeling that they are unimportant, etc. and you can't make them think they ARE important. The disciplinary methods that work for kids who aren't on the spectrum don't tend to work with spectrum kids. As for friends, these kids almost all need social classes in school because they don't "get" people or how to interact with them. Some, like my son, have learned to "pass" in public. He's 13 now and doing well. On the other hand, "pass" or not, he is still Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and at home, in his room away from the pressures of having to act "normal," he lets it all out and does his stims and talks to his videogames and it's a riot :smile: He's a very sedate, easygoing child now and, no, he didn't start out that way. He was frustrated and angry because nobody understood him, and we tried to treat him the same way we treated our other kids. It didn't work. He had LOTS of school interventions, which greatly helped him. He takes no medications. They don't eradicate Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Some Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids (I've read 50%) take medications for co-morbid conditions, but my son does better off medications. I wish you luck. These kids can be challenging, but also extremely loving and endearing. Since he is no longer a behavior problem, my Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified child is the easiest, sweetest and most giving of my five kids. It's not even close. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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