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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 182794" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Look at the scoring scale - 95 is almost on the border, which is 100 (and would tip it into moderate).</p><p></p><p>The answers are carefully backed up with guidelines on how to answer them accurately (each one has a link to a guide to help you get a TRUE picture rather than an emotional one).</p><p></p><p>I would suggest you note that although the score is still "mild". it's close enough to "moderate" to keep that in mind. An uncertain answer one way or another can make all the difference. And the level of uncertainty that could do this shows how subjective such a diagnosis is - there is no certainty or absoluteness in medical diagnosis, it's all a matter of degree and personal interpretation.</p><p></p><p>When difficult child 3 was officially diagnosed we were told he was "mild to moderate Autism spectrum Disorder". They asked me a lot of questions very similar to the online Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) questionnaire, so I assume difficult child 3 scored somewhere close to 100 also. But difficult child 3 had a history of significant language delay (which he has since overcome) and this put him into the autism category rather than Asperger's, we were told.</p><p></p><p>Strong suggestion - once you've got the final score, print it out so you have a copy to take to a doctor or specialist, to see what they think of how you answered it.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 182794, member: 1991"] Look at the scoring scale - 95 is almost on the border, which is 100 (and would tip it into moderate). The answers are carefully backed up with guidelines on how to answer them accurately (each one has a link to a guide to help you get a TRUE picture rather than an emotional one). I would suggest you note that although the score is still "mild". it's close enough to "moderate" to keep that in mind. An uncertain answer one way or another can make all the difference. And the level of uncertainty that could do this shows how subjective such a diagnosis is - there is no certainty or absoluteness in medical diagnosis, it's all a matter of degree and personal interpretation. When difficult child 3 was officially diagnosed we were told he was "mild to moderate Autism spectrum Disorder". They asked me a lot of questions very similar to the online Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) questionnaire, so I assume difficult child 3 scored somewhere close to 100 also. But difficult child 3 had a history of significant language delay (which he has since overcome) and this put him into the autism category rather than Asperger's, we were told. Strong suggestion - once you've got the final score, print it out so you have a copy to take to a doctor or specialist, to see what they think of how you answered it. Marg [/QUOTE]
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