Re: Question on autism labels - can there be a straight diagnosis?

[Guest guest]

Thanks for sharing!

That one makes my day!

Pat

>

> People can be so stupid!!! I keep a list of favorite quotes, one of

> them I recalled from this story:

>

>

> When I was young, I was put in a school for retarded kids for two

> years before they realized I actually had a hearing loss. And they

> called ME slow! – Kathy Buckley

>

[Guest guest]

sad, but unfortunately true

there are some insurances that totally exclude covering anything with

an autism diagnosis

but, on a positive note a family in Texas won a lawsuit in that

state's supreme court that ordered their insurance company, Anthem

Blue Cross, to pay for ABA for the child

so, I figure in another 10-15 years there might be some relief

of course for those living with it 24/7 today it's not much help

> > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > Pdd NOS usually means she does not fit either of

the

> > > > > catagories

> > > > > > > > enough

> > > > > > > > > to give a positive label too, but she does have

> enough

> > > > > > > pervasivness

> > > > > > > > to

> > > > > > > > > be under the spectrum so they give it the label of

> > PDDNOS

> > > > and

> > > > > > > some

> > > > > > > > call

> > > > > > > > > that Pervaisve Development disorder not overly

sure?

> > but it

> > > > > > means

> > > > > > > > not

> > > > > > > > > otherwise specified ( meaning they do not have

enough

> > > > > > information

> > > > > > > > to

> > > > > > > > > clarify where on the spectrum she may be?

> > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > To me I to feel most with the PDDNOS is often a

form

> of

> > the

> > > > > > > > aspergers

> > > > > > > > > sorts of kids and often are not as pronounced.

> meaning

> > if

> > > > > they

> > > > > > > are

> > > > > > > > of

> > > > > > > > > to be more on the mild end of things, but enough

off

> > the

> > > > > norms

> > > > > > to

> > > > > > > > be of

> > > > > > > > > considered to be of spectrum dx.

> > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > Some though give of this label because they fear to

> say

> > the

> > > > > > > autism

> > > > > > > > word

> > > > > > > > > as a final correct dx and so some kids to me get

> misdx

> > with

> > > > > the

> > > > > > > > PDDNOS

> > > > > > > > > when it is of very clear that they meet of the

> criteria

> > of

> > > > > > autism

> > > > > > > > or

> > > > > > > > > aspergers. I to personally do not like the dx label

> of

> > > > PDDNOS

> > > > > > > > because

> > > > > > > > > it does not promote of services as well and leaves

> many

> > > > > > guessing

> > > > > > > > how

> > > > > > > > > and where to begin with such a child.

> > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > > Sondra

> > > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Gee I thought it included all the ASDs as well. It should. I agree.

Koehler wrote: Wow, I didn't realize

those weren't included in the numbers!! I'd

really like to know what the real numbers are. The media should

really use those since they are still ASDs!! Do you have any idea on

the numbers?

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Pdd NOS usually means she does not fit either of the

> > > catagories

> > > > > > enough

> > > > > > > to give a positive label too, but she does have enough

> > > > > pervasivness

> > > > > > to

> > > > > > > be under the spectrum so they give it the label of

PDDNOS

> > and

> > > > > some

> > > > > > call

> > > > > > > that Pervaisve Development disorder not overly sure?

but it

> > > > means

> > > > > > not

> > > > > > > otherwise specified ( meaning they do not have enough

> > > > information

> > > > > > to

> > > > > > > clarify where on the spectrum she may be?

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > To me I to feel most with the PDDNOS is often a form of

the

> > > > > > aspergers

> > > > > > > sorts of kids and often are not as pronounced. meaning

if

> > > they

> > > > > are

> > > > > > of

> > > > > > > to be more on the mild end of things, but enough off

the

> > > norms

> > > > to

> > > > > > be of

> > > > > > > considered to be of spectrum dx.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Some though give of this label because they fear to say

the

> > > > > autism

> > > > > > word

> > > > > > > as a final correct dx and so some kids to me get misdx

with

> > > the

> > > > > > PDDNOS

> > > > > > > when it is of very clear that they meet of the criteria

of

> > > > autism

> > > > > > or

> > > > > > > aspergers. I to personally do not like the dx label of

> > PDDNOS

> > > > > > because

> > > > > > > it does not promote of services as well and leaves many

> > > > guessing

> > > > > > how

> > > > > > > and where to begin with such a child.

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Sondra

> > > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>