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Should I fight for Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) diagnosis??
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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 498771" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>I agree with you. I did not say it did not matter. I said it is not needed! How much it is considered is really up to the people doing the assessment and in your case it helped. (and it SHOULD help... how stupid would it be to have them ignore it... really, they did for my son too. they took the evaluations and did not re-do the information and his daughter category was easily changed to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)). In the end, the state criteria must be met and it at a minimum has to be what federal criteria states, and the definitions of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and the words are a federal mandate. So they can include the full private evaluation... and that includes standardized tests, evaluations, observations, etc. They CAN include medical information. (they SHOULD) but there are many many kids who never ever get a medical diagnosis and STILL get qualified under Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). It is a separate thing. Schools can't diagnose medical conditions by federal law. They can't say that a child qualifies under Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) because that is the DSM diagnosis. It is not the federal/state definitions of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (though they look very similar and they should) and if they are getting federal money they have to use Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). </p><p></p><p>The same happens in the opposite, and in fact is much more common around here.... the medical community will sometimes poo poo a school Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) category. They complain that everyone is falling under that category. They are much more conservative in many cases and sadly that can delay early intervention. You can't get private therapy unless there is a medical diagnosis somewhere on record. You CAN pay privately for social skills classes etc. But insurance is going to want a medical diagnosis.</p><p></p><p>Does that make more sense?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 498771, member: 12886"] I agree with you. I did not say it did not matter. I said it is not needed! How much it is considered is really up to the people doing the assessment and in your case it helped. (and it SHOULD help... how stupid would it be to have them ignore it... really, they did for my son too. they took the evaluations and did not re-do the information and his daughter category was easily changed to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)). In the end, the state criteria must be met and it at a minimum has to be what federal criteria states, and the definitions of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and the words are a federal mandate. So they can include the full private evaluation... and that includes standardized tests, evaluations, observations, etc. They CAN include medical information. (they SHOULD) but there are many many kids who never ever get a medical diagnosis and STILL get qualified under Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). It is a separate thing. Schools can't diagnose medical conditions by federal law. They can't say that a child qualifies under Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) because that is the DSM diagnosis. It is not the federal/state definitions of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (though they look very similar and they should) and if they are getting federal money they have to use Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The same happens in the opposite, and in fact is much more common around here.... the medical community will sometimes poo poo a school Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) category. They complain that everyone is falling under that category. They are much more conservative in many cases and sadly that can delay early intervention. You can't get private therapy unless there is a medical diagnosis somewhere on record. You CAN pay privately for social skills classes etc. But insurance is going to want a medical diagnosis. Does that make more sense? [/QUOTE]
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