Re: Diffrence between autism and pdd

[Guest guest]

Gail,

HI PDD is Autism!!!!!

It is on the Autism Spectrum

otherwise known as

pervasive development disorder.....

hugs,

M

[Guest guest]

Hi, I am sure you will get alot of views on what the

difference is between PDD & Autism. I would suggest

going to the ASA(Autism Soceity of America)websiteand

checking their view is. PDD stands for Pervasive

Developmental Disorder which falls under ASD(Autistic

Spectrum Disorder) I have a child who is dx as

Autistic.. Their are so many titles of dx under ASD

and varied levels of functioning. Even in the Autistic

Community their is somewhat of a battle per say...

Upper class vs Lower Class is like Aspergers vs

Autism.. DX also depends in some states what kind of

services you get. My son also has a MR/MH dx and I

also believe this to be incorrect. But, in my state..

it has allowed us to get additional services which has

helped in a big way! Some parents, not all, that I

have spoken with whose child has PDD has made

statements like.. " My child doesnt have Autism, just a

educational delay called PDD " & " My child is not low

functioning like Autism.. he/she is PDD " so your best

bet is to research.. A good book is Autism Treatment

Guide by K. Gerlach I hope this helps and I

hope I have not upset anyone.

> Hi,

> I would like to know what the difference is between

> PDD and autism. My grandson who will be five in two

> weeks has been diagnosed with so many things that

> sometimes I get over whelmed.He has a dx of

> PDD,SID.ADHD,Bipolar, and mildly retarded . He also

> has speech DX of speech and language delays,

> microglossia, oral hypotonia, and apraxia. His

> Neurologist diagnosed his speech as evidence of

> developmental aphagia with features of dysarthria

> and dysnomia. the speech problems are all foreign

> language to me. I have been told he is not autistic

> but has autistic tendiences. As far as being

> retarded I don't believe a word of it. The way I see

> it is he can't communicate real well so how can he

> pass a IQ test. He is also on ritilan, tenex,

> depokte, and neurotin. My biggest issue right now is

> what to do with him for school next year. He is not

> ready for kindergarten. He has been in a special ed

> pre-school for almost two years. There are no

> special ed kindergarten classes where I live.

> Has anyone had this problem?

> I'm open to any ideas and suggestions.

> Gail

[Guest guest]

I have been told by different doctors that PDD is a polite way of diagnosing

autism. One doctor told us PDD another told us autism. Treatments and

therapies are the same in either case. Some of the other dx's you described

seem to overlap each other in autistic children.

I feel like you do about the retardation part. When you have trouble

communicating you are naturally going to have trouble in other areas such as

social abilities. Autistic children can learn and when they do learn they

retain what they have learned. They may have to be taught in a different manner

than NT kids but they can learn.

>Hi,

>I would like to know what the difference is between PDD and autism. My grandson

who will be five in two weeks has been diagnosed with so many things that

sometimes I get over whelmed.He has a dx of PDD,SID.ADHD,Bipolar, and mildly

retarded . He also has speech DX of speech and language delays, microglossia,

oral hypotonia, and apraxia. His Neurologist diagnosed his speech as evidence

of developmental aphagia with features of dysarthria and dysnomia. the speech

problems are all foreign language to me. I have been told he is not autistic but

has autistic tendiences. As far as being retarded I don't believe a word of it.

The way I see it is he can't communicate real well so how can he pass a IQ test.

He is also on ritilan, tenex, depokte, and neurotin. My biggest issue right now

is what to do with him for school next year. He is not ready for kindergarten.

He has been in a special ed pre-school for almost two years. There are no

special ed kindergarten classes where I live.

>Has anyone had this problem?

>I'm open to any ideas and suggestions.

>Gail

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the info. I'm still new at this and a lot of the terminology is

foreign to me. But I read everything that I can get my hands on.

Gail

[ ] Re: Diffrence between autism and pdd

I have been told by different doctors that PDD is a polite way of diagnosing

autism. One doctor told us PDD another told us autism. Treatments and

therapies are the same in either case. Some of the other dx's you described

seem to overlap each other in autistic children.

I feel like you do about the retardation part. When you have trouble

communicating you are naturally going to have trouble in other areas such as

social abilities. Autistic children can learn and when they do learn they

retain what they have learned. They may have to be taught in a different manner

than NT kids but they can learn.

>Hi,

>I would like to know what the difference is between PDD and autism.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Thanks ! Your post made me laugh - it was so familiar !!!!- I have

had mothers at Charlies nursery say " my son is Aspergers not

Autistic - I couldn't COPE if my son had Autism " .

For what it is worth my view is that PDD and Autism are both ASD -

both on the spectrum , maybe different places.

The Doctors think that if they break down every little bit of this

condition - specifically labelling the possible component parts then

that brings clarity - but it dosen't it just adds to parents

confusion.Autism covers a huge range of symptoms and component

conditions but if you do not treat the autism then picking away at

the peripherals often does not help.

My son was diagnosed with Apraxia six months ago . He started doing

the therapy and I was told it would be a slow , methodical process.

Then ( in conjunction with his other dietary interventions ) I

started treating him on the basis that he may have candida. He

started putting three or four sounds together ( really comfortably)

and started labelling CONSTANTLY!!.

He now asks to go on the con-tu-per ( computer) and is adding

flourishes to his speech like " yes Ok then " instead of just " yeh " .

He has a fantastic therapist who phoned me in complete confusion on

Friday ( last day of term ) to say she would have to reconsider what

to do with Charlie next year and she feels that in the last eight

weeks he has gone from being apraxic to being a " simple " verbal delay

with him catching up on milestones fast.

THAT is why I get frustated when people won't look at the FANTASTIC

therapies developing in recent months and years in the field of

autism simply because diagnosis like PDD convince thenm that ASD is

nothing to do with their child.

Incidently my best friend has a 12 year old son with acute dyslexia

and ADD . He was on ritalin for 8 months ( with some successs - I'm

not anti-meds if a child needs them ) before she tried looking at

milk gluten and additives . He has been off it ( weaned not cold

turkey ) for two months and school don't even know !

Sorrryyyyyyyyy!!! I've done it again haven't I and 'gone on ' too

much.

SSSSOOORRRYYY! ( It's just a good week as you can imagine - and we

are only about half way there !! The future feels bright !)

Regards

Deborah D

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wrote:

> Hi, I am sure you will get alot of views on what the

> difference is between PDD & Autism. I

Some parents, not all, that I

> have spoken with whose child has PDD has made

> statements like.. " My child doesnt have Autism, just a

> educational delay called PDD " & " My child is not low

> functioning like Autism.. he/she is PDD " so your best

> bet is to research.. A good book is Autism Treatment

> Guide by K. Gerlach I hope this helps and I

> hope I have not upset anyone.

>

>

> > Hi,

> > I would like to know what the difference is between

> > PDD and autism.