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A few questions re: changing a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) diagnosis
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 193913" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I am a firm believer that "losing the diagnosis" is selling the kids short. As part of the diagnostic criteria include the child's history, and THAT doesn't change, then I do not see how anyone can justify losing the diagnosis. It smacks of seeing the diagnosis as a stigma, instead of simply an explanation and a deeper understanding of what the child has been through and worked with.</p><p></p><p>To live with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) in any form - it's not all bad, it's not all disadvantage. They have gifts too. To deny this, to pretend it doesn't exist - I don't think that is fair to the child. And I really worry about the medical opinion of anyone who DOES see it as a problem.</p><p></p><p>If a diagnosis is lost because another diagnosis is found that is a better fit -then that is different. But you do need to be careful that the history is not discounted or ignored.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 193913, member: 1991"] I am a firm believer that "losing the diagnosis" is selling the kids short. As part of the diagnostic criteria include the child's history, and THAT doesn't change, then I do not see how anyone can justify losing the diagnosis. It smacks of seeing the diagnosis as a stigma, instead of simply an explanation and a deeper understanding of what the child has been through and worked with. To live with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) in any form - it's not all bad, it's not all disadvantage. They have gifts too. To deny this, to pretend it doesn't exist - I don't think that is fair to the child. And I really worry about the medical opinion of anyone who DOES see it as a problem. If a diagnosis is lost because another diagnosis is found that is a better fit -then that is different. But you do need to be careful that the history is not discounted or ignored. Marg [/QUOTE]
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