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Get my 5-year-old tested for autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)?
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<blockquote data-quote="TeDo" data-source="post: 578379" data-attributes="member: 15799"><p>The school can tell you if he meets their criteria for services under the Autism category. Then you would "know" but it wouldn't mean anything outside of school. For it to be considered a legal, medical, insurance-covered diagnosis, you need to have him evaluated by a professional. Many of us highly recommend Neuropsychologists but if that isn't possible, a Developmental Pediatric team would accomplish about the same thing providing they are reputable. Both can usually be found through a large children's hospital. If all else fails, a PhD level psychologist with a good reputation would also be "acceptable". He sure sounds spectrumy to me too based on what you've described. Find someone that knows what they're doing.</p><p></p><p>Good luck and welcome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeDo, post: 578379, member: 15799"] The school can tell you if he meets their criteria for services under the Autism category. Then you would "know" but it wouldn't mean anything outside of school. For it to be considered a legal, medical, insurance-covered diagnosis, you need to have him evaluated by a professional. Many of us highly recommend Neuropsychologists but if that isn't possible, a Developmental Pediatric team would accomplish about the same thing providing they are reputable. Both can usually be found through a large children's hospital. If all else fails, a PhD level psychologist with a good reputation would also be "acceptable". He sure sounds spectrumy to me too based on what you've described. Find someone that knows what they're doing. Good luck and welcome. [/QUOTE]
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