Different Diagnoses

[jennd23]

When you have different diagnoses from different doctors, what do you go with?

From the neuropsychologist: Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified, ODD, ADHD, depressive tendancies

From the psychiatrist: Aspergers, ADHD, generalized anxiety disorder....


Its not really important in the grand scheme, I'm just wondering what you go with.

 

[InsaneCdn]

Actually, they are not that far apart... my tendency would be...

Both agree on ADHD, so that's a solid diagnosis.

The Psychiatrist saw specific things in the testing that took the diagnosis beyond Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified and into Asperger's - so, you go with Asperger's, as you won't have both Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified and Asperger's at the same time. UNLESS you don't agree with the Asperger's diagnosis - as in, you're not sure it's accurate - in which case you take the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified.

One saw depressive tendencies, the other anxiety - not unusual for both to exist, so take both.

 

[DaisyFace]

I would take both...

Heck, look at my signature...I've taken ALL the diagnoses from different providers over the years. It lets me say that doctor A saw this and doctor B saw that and doctor C thought maybe something else...

 

[BusynMember]

Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified and Aspergers are both on the autism spectrum and ADHD/anxiety are both part of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). I don't think they are too far apart either. You should get some good help from those diagnosis.

 

[Jena]

i agree, get rid of the odd stuff. that's really not a whole lotta meaning to it. i am with what the others said. also yes we have gotten so many diagnosis's over the years. it gets crazy after a while. yet these are all closely related.