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Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) vs. classic autism
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<blockquote data-quote="OTE" data-source="post: 7489"><p>Mine hasn't been assessed since he was 3. I see no point to it. At the time he fit clearly into Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified. Now, who knows? Many Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) folks move from one category to another. My only concern would be if you're giving him medications. All of what you say are his diagnosis are very likely part of the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). That is, he doesn't have medication treatable anxiety, he has Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) need for consistency, and so forth. I'd stay away from medications, personally.</p><p></p><p>Mine is now 12 and was much like yours at maybe 3 or 4. But mine has had a lot of autism treatment. He was 4 yrs in an autism specific school being seen by videocam once a week for a half hour by Dr. Miller of Miller Method. These video cam therapies were primarily educational for me and the teachers. Dr. Miller spent a half hour a week pointing out how to help him. I believe that is why mine is where he is today. He's still seriously communication handicapped and has many of the things you describe like obsessions. But we can get him out of them easily enough. He has no problem with transitions anymore, would never know he did now. Your son can progress. But if all you've got is a Special Education teacher with a couple hours of autism classes, you're not going to get far. That's a very typical profile of an autism teacher in public schools unfortunately. I went to all the therapy appts, the video therapies, sat in on his classes, took Dr. Miller's 4 day course for teachers, read, did everything I could to learn how to help my kid at home. I also believe, as do most therapists, that there's a direct correlation in a child's long term prognosis and the amt of treatment the child has had at home.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OTE, post: 7489"] Mine hasn't been assessed since he was 3. I see no point to it. At the time he fit clearly into Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified. Now, who knows? Many Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) folks move from one category to another. My only concern would be if you're giving him medications. All of what you say are his diagnosis are very likely part of the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). That is, he doesn't have medication treatable anxiety, he has Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) need for consistency, and so forth. I'd stay away from medications, personally. Mine is now 12 and was much like yours at maybe 3 or 4. But mine has had a lot of autism treatment. He was 4 yrs in an autism specific school being seen by videocam once a week for a half hour by Dr. Miller of Miller Method. These video cam therapies were primarily educational for me and the teachers. Dr. Miller spent a half hour a week pointing out how to help him. I believe that is why mine is where he is today. He's still seriously communication handicapped and has many of the things you describe like obsessions. But we can get him out of them easily enough. He has no problem with transitions anymore, would never know he did now. Your son can progress. But if all you've got is a Special Education teacher with a couple hours of autism classes, you're not going to get far. That's a very typical profile of an autism teacher in public schools unfortunately. I went to all the therapy appts, the video therapies, sat in on his classes, took Dr. Miller's 4 day course for teachers, read, did everything I could to learn how to help my kid at home. I also believe, as do most therapists, that there's a direct correlation in a child's long term prognosis and the amt of treatment the child has had at home. [/QUOTE]
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