You may want to re-evaluate him. Both aspergers and Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified are now strictly under one umbrella...autistic spectrum disorder and you WILL get services for THAT label. Our neuropsychologist told us that Sonic had Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified, but for the sake of services he labeled him Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), which is true. They are the same.
Sonic has the option of services, and gets some, but is mostly independent and living in his own apartment. Between ssi and his daily part time job, he pays for his own stuff, but I am his payee because he knows he will spend all his money on his own. We tried that.
Sonic was born having ingested his birthmothers crack, alcohol, and who knows what else. Didn't Pats birth mom expose him in utero too? Telling that to a neuropsychologist really helps with disabilty. It is a rare child who has that sort of pre birth poisining and is not affected by it, someimes just struggling more in daily life. Its the equivalent of bottles of alcohol mixed with other drugs given repeatedly to a newborn. What birthmom takes to get high the baby also takes.
I hope you can find a good solution. Always good to see you posting.
