Guest guest Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 O.k, so the psych. says is PDD with Asperger tendencies. He was evaluated by the specialists in his school and they all say NO WAY! Who am I to go with here? I'm so frustrated, gggrrrr Is he or isn't he? I don't know which way to go? I feel like I'm missing something. All 's scores for the evals. came back very high. And they only way they will classify him in any autism group is if he had language and verbal difficulties, gggrrr HHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP Carissa Make every month Autism Awareness Month. Find out how you can help raise autism awareness! http://www.autism-society.org/ & http://www.naar.org/ http://www.geocities.com/i_am_not_saying/ (Justice for ) -ADHD, ODD, OCD, Reflux, Constipation w/Encopresis, PDD-NOS, Emotionally Handicapped, Fine Motor Delay, Depression w/Anxiety, Failure to thrive.-Asthma, severe Eczema, Multiple Food Allergies (milk, egg, peanut, soybean) and Severe GERD.Cody-mild Asthma, Eczema and Psoriasis, Fo Find the music you love on MSN Music. Start downloading now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Hi Carissa, Just exactly what evals were done by the school? If it was psychometric testing (IQ) then it would not pick up ASD. He needs to be observed in his social behaviour and play, to have his social understanding tested and to have his receptive and expressive language abilities tested. ASD is a social and communication disorder, which has global knock-on effects on a child's ability to learn in the same way as their NT peers, it is not a specific learning difficulty like dyslexia. Sounds to me as if the school might be trying to avoid giving special help. in England Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 PDD is Pervasive Developmental Disorder. I would say your child sounds like Aspergers and I would go with the Psych evaluation, not the schools. As for not putting him in the autism group because he has verbal skills, that is something you should not accept. Many kids with aspergers test normal and above average in intelligence, because they have good verbal skills. It's the social skills that are lacking. Aspergers is an autism spectrum disorder. So if your child has Aspergers or PDD with aspergers then the school has to classify him in the autism group. It does not matter so much the classsification, he is entitled to an IEP to address his educational needs. I would put in writing a request for a meeting. Then I would contact an advocate or the special education department in your state, and ask for someone to attend with you. Then I would go at it. If this does not work, then file a complaint. The school is entitled to give you their grievance procedure when you do not agree. You do not have to accept every decision the school says as final.You do have rights and one is to protest their decision. Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Hi Carissa, Sorry, I don't know what PDD is, so don't know whether to sympathize with you or not. It might be good to write out some of these things for the new folks too. When my son was growing up they weren't even used then, the letter label thingys. Thanks, Carolyn Frustrated yet again. O.k, so the psych. says is PDD with Asperger tendencies. He was evaluated by the specialists in his school and they all say NO WAY! Who am I to go with here? I'm so frustrated, gggrrrr Is he or isn't he? I don't know which way to go? I feel like I'm missing something. All 's scores for the evals. came back very high. And they only way they will classify him in any autism group is if he had language and verbal difficulties, gggrrr HHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP Carissa Make every month Autism Awareness Month. Find out how you can help raise autism awareness! http://www.autism-society.org/ & http://www.naar.org/ http://www.geocities.com/i_am_not_saying/ (Justice for ) -ADHD, ODD, OCD, Reflux, Constipation w/Encopresis, PDD-NOS, Emotionally Handicapped, Fine Motor Delay, Depression w/Anxiety, Failure to thrive.-Asthma, severe Eczema, Multiple Food Allergies (milk, egg, peanut, soybean) and Severe GERD.Cody-mild Asthma, Eczema and Psoriasis, Fo Find the music you love on MSN Music. Start downloading now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Hi Carissa, Sorry, I don't know what PDD is, so don't know whether to sympathize with you or not. It might be good to write out some of these things for the new folks too. When my son was growing up they weren't even used then, the letter label thingys. Thanks, Carolyn Frustrated yet again. O.k, so the psych. says is PDD with Asperger tendencies. He was evaluated by the specialists in his school and they all say NO WAY! Who am I to go with here? I'm so frustrated, gggrrrr Is he or isn't he? I don't know which way to go? I feel like I'm missing something. All 's scores for the evals. came back very high. And they only way they will classify him in any autism group is if he had language and verbal difficulties, gggrrr HHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP Carissa Make every month Autism Awareness Month. Find out how you can help raise autism awareness! http://www.autism-society.org/ & http://www.naar.org/ http://www.geocities.com/i_am_not_saying/ (Justice for ) -ADHD, ODD, OCD, Reflux, Constipation w/Encopresis, PDD-NOS, Emotionally Handicapped, Fine Motor Delay, Depression w/Anxiety, Failure to thrive.-Asthma, severe Eczema, Multiple Food Allergies (milk, egg, peanut, soybean) and Severe GERD.Cody-mild Asthma, Eczema and Psoriasis, Fo Find the music you love on MSN Music. Start downloading now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Carolyn wrote: > Hi Carissa, > > Sorry, I don't know what PDD is, so don't know whether to sympathize > with you or not. It might be good to write out some of these things > for the new folks too. When my son was growing up they weren't even > used then, the letter label thingys. Carolyn: PDD = Pervasive Developmental Delay PDD-NOS = PDD Not Otherwise Specified HFA = High Functioning Autism ASD = Autistic Spectrum Disorder ODD = Oppositional Defiant Disorder AS = Asperger's Syndrome TMR = Trainable Mentally Retarded (an oldie but still in use in some places) dx = diagnosis NT = neurotypical (much nicer than " normal, " which is only a setting on the dryer) That's all I can think of right now. Carissa, I'd get a second opinion were I you. Louie's original dx was APDD (Atypical PDD) with Autistic features, mainly because he was dx'ed in '82 before AS was available as a dx. That changed to HFA when he was 6 or so, and then HFA/AS when he was around 12. Get a second opinion, really. You can start, I would think, with a IEP from the PDD with autistic features dx (we did), and then modify it when your next dx is more realistic vis a vis your son. At least there will be a plan in place that will address some of his differences and help him learn to cope. Hope this helps! Annie, who loves ya annie@... -- The only nice thing about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others. -- Doug Larson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 PDD-Pervasive develpmental disorder. Aka Autism spectrum. What exactly is the school specialist, what degree does he have in place? You can request a full outside education evaluation, to contest what the school says, if you don't agree. My son has aspergers and isn't labled under autism on his IEP but multiple handicapped, because he also has an add label. 's iq is very high and he's mostly able to work on grade level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2004 Report Share Posted October 13, 2004 Thank you, I'm going to do just that! Carissa Make every month Autism Awareness Month. Find out how you can help raise autism awareness! http://www.autism-society.org/ & http://www.naar.org/ http://www.geocities.com/i_am_not_saying/ (Justice for ) -ADHD, ODD, OCD, Reflux, Constipation w/Encopresis, PDD-NOS, Emotionally Handicapped, Fine Motor Delay, Depression w/Anxiety, Failure to thrive.-Asthma, severe Eczema, Multiple Food Allergies (milk, egg, peanut, soybean) and Severe GERD.Cody-mild Asthma, Eczema and Psoriasis, Fo >From: SSch184188@... >Reply-Autism and Aspergers Treatment >Autism and Aspergers Treatment >Subject: Re: Frustrated yet again. >Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 14:33:13 EDT > >PDD is Pervasive Developmental Disorder. I would say your child sounds like >Aspergers and I would go with the Psych evaluation, not the schools. As for >not putting him in the autism group because he has verbal skills, that is >something you should not accept. Many kids with aspergers test normal and above >average in intelligence, because they have good verbal skills. It's the social >skills that are lacking. Aspergers is an autism spectrum disorder. So if your >child has Aspergers or PDD with aspergers then the school has to classify >him in the autism group. It does not matter so much the classsification, he is >entitled to an IEP to address his educational needs. I would put in writing a >request for a meeting. Then I would contact an advocate or the special >education department in your state, and ask for someone to attend with you. Then I >would go at it. If this does not work, then file a complaint. The school is >entitled to give you their grievance procedure when you do not agree. You do >not have to accept every decision the school says as final.You do have rights >and one is to protest their decision. Sharon Rock, jazz, country, soul more. Find the music you love on MSN Music! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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