Diffrence between autism and pdd

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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

My son has made fantastic progress

by changing his diet ( gfcf - go to www.autismmedical.com or

www.autismdiet.com ) , many other children benefit from different

teaching programmes such as ABA. Many of the children looking into

dietary interventions only have dispraxia - some just very mild add

on conditions like Aspergers or ADD . Taking milk out helped Charlie

sleep and helped his eye contact - treating for yeast helped his

speech enormously - if your child is so mild these things may be a

complete answer for her. What specific tendencies are you seeing.

Autism ( especially mild ) is REALLY common now ( more common than

Downs , spina bifida and most other childhood difficulties combined

and parents are finding REAL treatments . Please explore the options

before you start on the medication route.

Whatever you decide to do I wish you and your little one evry good

luck.

Regards

Deborah