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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 225775" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>It's so hard to distinguish sometimes.</p><p></p><p>Looking at those questions,</p><p></p><p>1) Irritability - well, not necessarily irritable, but Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids often throw tantrums because they can't make their wants known well and also because what they want can be highly specific and they get very frustrated when they don't get it just right.</p><p></p><p>2) developmental milestones such as walking, crawling etc - yes, normal. Talking, smiling, laughing - can be on time or can be delayed.</p><p></p><p>3) Sensory Integration Disorder CAN be a common finding in Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). Not always, though.</p><p></p><p>4) Empathy - it depends on how you define it, how it is observed. Very subjective. Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids often don't show their feelings in ways we recognise, so here is where this can get confusing. They also find empathy difficult. The world revolves around the child, for much longer than is usual. All kids are egocentric to begin with. Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids remain egocentric for much longer.</p><p></p><p>5) Pretend play - tends to be delayed or absent in Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), especially when preschoolers.</p><p></p><p>6) This sounds like they're asking if his play with other kids seems normal, the same as other kids his age. Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids don't socialise normally or play with other kids in quite the same way, although as pre-schoolers this is often less obvious. The older difficult child 3 got, the more obvious were his social differences. But as he's now nearing mid-teens, he's learning how to behave more like other people and is playing in more typical fashion.</p><p></p><p>7) Hurting animals - the lack of empathy sometimes means a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kid will hurt a creature because he doesn't realise it has feelings. But deliberately hurting another living creature - less likely with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). It can still happen, though. They would have to feel very angry and that is definitely possible.</p><p></p><p>8) When did you first notice he was different - a useful question. Most parents of a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) child notice changes well before school age. With difficult child 3 I first began to worry when he was about 18 months old, maybe a bit older. But when I look back, I can see signs of him being different when he was only a week old.</p><p></p><p>It all does vary from one child to another. Asperger's kids show less differences at an early age, because the language delay is really a big issue and Aspies generally don't have language delay.</p><p></p><p>With a list of questions like that as the only measure separating BiPolar (BP) from Asperger's. I would not have much confidence in the accuracy of the diagnosis.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 225775, member: 1991"] It's so hard to distinguish sometimes. Looking at those questions, 1) Irritability - well, not necessarily irritable, but Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids often throw tantrums because they can't make their wants known well and also because what they want can be highly specific and they get very frustrated when they don't get it just right. 2) developmental milestones such as walking, crawling etc - yes, normal. Talking, smiling, laughing - can be on time or can be delayed. 3) Sensory Integration Disorder CAN be a common finding in Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). Not always, though. 4) Empathy - it depends on how you define it, how it is observed. Very subjective. Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids often don't show their feelings in ways we recognise, so here is where this can get confusing. They also find empathy difficult. The world revolves around the child, for much longer than is usual. All kids are egocentric to begin with. Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids remain egocentric for much longer. 5) Pretend play - tends to be delayed or absent in Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), especially when preschoolers. 6) This sounds like they're asking if his play with other kids seems normal, the same as other kids his age. Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids don't socialise normally or play with other kids in quite the same way, although as pre-schoolers this is often less obvious. The older difficult child 3 got, the more obvious were his social differences. But as he's now nearing mid-teens, he's learning how to behave more like other people and is playing in more typical fashion. 7) Hurting animals - the lack of empathy sometimes means a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kid will hurt a creature because he doesn't realise it has feelings. But deliberately hurting another living creature - less likely with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). It can still happen, though. They would have to feel very angry and that is definitely possible. 8) When did you first notice he was different - a useful question. Most parents of a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) child notice changes well before school age. With difficult child 3 I first began to worry when he was about 18 months old, maybe a bit older. But when I look back, I can see signs of him being different when he was only a week old. It all does vary from one child to another. Asperger's kids show less differences at an early age, because the language delay is really a big issue and Aspies generally don't have language delay. With a list of questions like that as the only measure separating BiPolar (BP) from Asperger's. I would not have much confidence in the accuracy of the diagnosis. Marg [/QUOTE]
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