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new to chats and single mom of 22 yr. son with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 54489" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi, kaf. Welcome.</p><p>You say your child has Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). My son has Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified. Is that what your child has?</p><p>Did he have special help or intervention for autism when he was growing up? To be honest, Lucas has had help all along, and I still think he's going to need a special job (for adults with disabilities) and assisted living when he is an adult. He is very high functioning, but there are still a lot of stuff he doesn't "get" such as you need to bathe and wash your clothes. He would be a sitting duck for kids to pick on too if we didn't watch him far more carefully than kids his age, and he may always be that sitting duck, which is why his big brother has promised to always look out for him. Are you sure he is disobedient, and not just not getting it, in a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)/autistic sort of way? I'm trying to figure out his situation. Many Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified kids don't drive at all. I want my son to drive, but, again, he will be watched carefully. As for a job, is your son, with is lower IQ and Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), capable of holding a regular job? I'm trying to figure out what kind of special help he is getting for his disability? Is he ON disability? </p><p>It is totally and completely the norm for a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kid to have high anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) behavior. They are part of the nature of the beast. When was he diagnosed? Is he on medications? My Lucas does better off medications and does not have behavior problems, however we don't give him the freedom a fourteen year old usually has, nor does he want it.</p><p>I think joining a parent group for adult kids with autism would help you understand him better and also connect with other moms in your situation. If you are trying to treat him as if he is just a normal, but possibly lazy young adult, you will probably not get anywhere. These folks are just different. Good luck :smile:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 54489, member: 1550"] Hi, kaf. Welcome. You say your child has Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). My son has Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified. Is that what your child has? Did he have special help or intervention for autism when he was growing up? To be honest, Lucas has had help all along, and I still think he's going to need a special job (for adults with disabilities) and assisted living when he is an adult. He is very high functioning, but there are still a lot of stuff he doesn't "get" such as you need to bathe and wash your clothes. He would be a sitting duck for kids to pick on too if we didn't watch him far more carefully than kids his age, and he may always be that sitting duck, which is why his big brother has promised to always look out for him. Are you sure he is disobedient, and not just not getting it, in a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)/autistic sort of way? I'm trying to figure out his situation. Many Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified kids don't drive at all. I want my son to drive, but, again, he will be watched carefully. As for a job, is your son, with is lower IQ and Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), capable of holding a regular job? I'm trying to figure out what kind of special help he is getting for his disability? Is he ON disability? It is totally and completely the norm for a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kid to have high anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) behavior. They are part of the nature of the beast. When was he diagnosed? Is he on medications? My Lucas does better off medications and does not have behavior problems, however we don't give him the freedom a fourteen year old usually has, nor does he want it. I think joining a parent group for adult kids with autism would help you understand him better and also connect with other moms in your situation. If you are trying to treat him as if he is just a normal, but possibly lazy young adult, you will probably not get anywhere. These folks are just different. Good luck [img]:smile:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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