Well, Amy, I guess my first question is, why are you thinking Aspie?
If you see certain AS traits in the boys that you think are truly Autistic, I would start by just keeping a tablet, journaled, daily.
I don't know the differences in Aspie and Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified. I will admit, with much shame, that although Dylan is on the spectrum with the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified, I really don't know much about the full blown spectrum.
With that being said, Dylan's Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) traits were pretty easy to recognize. Lack of social skills. Speech delays. Not wanting to play with others. Inappropriate play with others. He did, at one time, have odd obsessions, like "spinning" - for example, taking a CD, and "spinning" it, over and over, he'd do this for hours. Another weird obsession, playing with tires (real tires on real trucks, want to talk frustrating?).
So, maybe whatever differences you see in the boys that are Autism specific is what your psychiatrist wants to know, and how often? That's what I'd document.
Janna
