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Should I fight for Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) diagnosis??
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 498736" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Buddy, you know how much I respect you, but that is not true, at least in Wisconsin. As soon as my son got a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)/autism diagnosis from the neuropsychologist, the school's attitude changed (it had to) and they not only accepted it, they really helped my son on a new level. The diagnosis is important in the US for getting supports, and every state is different. He is under "autism" but is mostly mainstreamed because he can function well in a regular setting. However, when he was younger, he could not. The help he got was invaluable!</p><p>It is not hard to have a label changed if the label is wrong. My son was diagnosed bipolar for three years. After he was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), nobody mentioned bipolar again. It was clear it was a wrong diagnosis. Nobody is labeled for life. That is false information. Once a child is an adult, if he still needs services, he has to take a completely new evaluation to see if he qualifies for help or social security and they DO NOT take any earlier diagnosis. into account. I know this because we just did this and SS didn't even want to read his childhood history. They are only interested in how the person is functioning CURRENTLY. </p><p>So I have dealth with adult services and social security quite recently and, trust me, your childhood labels are shed as an adult. There is no secret info bank that says, "Sonic was dignosed with ADHD/ODD, then bipolar, then autism." It is all about HERE and NOW.</p><p>I would not let it worry you that a diagnosis is permanent label. Even adults can have label changes. Can't tell you how many I've had, as psychiatry has progressed through the years and learned more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 498736, member: 1550"] Buddy, you know how much I respect you, but that is not true, at least in Wisconsin. As soon as my son got a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)/autism diagnosis from the neuropsychologist, the school's attitude changed (it had to) and they not only accepted it, they really helped my son on a new level. The diagnosis is important in the US for getting supports, and every state is different. He is under "autism" but is mostly mainstreamed because he can function well in a regular setting. However, when he was younger, he could not. The help he got was invaluable! It is not hard to have a label changed if the label is wrong. My son was diagnosed bipolar for three years. After he was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), nobody mentioned bipolar again. It was clear it was a wrong diagnosis. Nobody is labeled for life. That is false information. Once a child is an adult, if he still needs services, he has to take a completely new evaluation to see if he qualifies for help or social security and they DO NOT take any earlier diagnosis. into account. I know this because we just did this and SS didn't even want to read his childhood history. They are only interested in how the person is functioning CURRENTLY. So I have dealth with adult services and social security quite recently and, trust me, your childhood labels are shed as an adult. There is no secret info bank that says, "Sonic was dignosed with ADHD/ODD, then bipolar, then autism." It is all about HERE and NOW. I would not let it worry you that a diagnosis is permanent label. Even adults can have label changes. Can't tell you how many I've had, as psychiatry has progressed through the years and learned more. [/QUOTE]
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