Diagnosis psychologist vs neurologist

[Guest guest]

I recently spoke to a Doctor that is at the Behavior Health Department here in

Valdosta. He tells me that because if a child has a high iq he or she cannot be

pdd. The high iq is the only criteria for his statement. Aspbergers was treated

as not part of the pdd spectrum according to him.

Have any of you had similar discussions?

[Guest guest]

That's the first time I've heard that. Was the Dr. a neurologist or psychologist?Jeanne

--- Diagnosis psychologist vs neurologist

Date: Tue, November 29, 2011 1:40 pm

To: autism-georgia

I recently spoke to a Doctor that is at the Behavior Health Department here in Valdosta. He tells me that because if a child has a high iq he or she cannot be pdd. The high iq is the only criteria for his statement. Aspbergers was treated as not part of the pdd spectrum according to him. Have any of you had similar discussions?

[Guest guest]

Also is the first time I've heard that. My son diagnose is PDD. His IQ is on the regular range but he was diagnose with PDD when he was 3years old. He did not communicate it all and had just start in the public school.Today he is 14 years old. He communicate well, have problems with social skills and lost control under stress.Doctors today consider him Asperger not PDD anymore.Good

Luck, A.Simon, "I know God promises not to give me more than I can handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much."-Mother To: autism-georgia Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 2:30 PM Subject: RE: Diagnosis psychologist vs neurologist

That's the first time I've heard that. Was the Dr. a neurologist or psychologist?Jeanne

--- Diagnosis psychologist vs neurologist

Date: Tue, November 29, 2011 1:40 pm

To: autism-georgia

I recently spoke to a Doctor that is at the Behavior Health Department here in Valdosta. He tells me that because if a child has a high iq he or she cannot be pdd. The high iq is the only criteria for his statement. Aspbergers was treated as not part of the pdd spectrum according to him. Have any of you had similar discussions?

[Guest guest]

It sounds like that doctor has mis-information. A person can have any IQ and still be diagnosed with PDD-NOS. PDD-NOS is esentially atypical autism... The person has some of thekey social features of autism and can have unusual communication and-or behaviors, but not the same number or intensity as for autism. Asperger's is part of the PDD spectrum, but individuals do have average or above IQ and did not have significant languagedelays (words by 2 years and phrases by 3 years). However, social and behavioral features of autism are present. Rice, PhD From: yancie Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 01:40 PMTo: autism-georgia <autism-georgia > Subject: Diagnosis psychologist vs neurologist I recently spoke to a Doctor that is at the Behavior Health Department here in Valdosta. He tells me that because if a child has a high iq he or she cannot be pdd. The high iq is the only criteria for his statement. Aspbergers was treated as not part ofthe pdd spectrum according to him. Have any of you had similar discussions?

[Guest guest]

the doctor was psychologist who says he specializes in autism. I talked to the

neurologist and she said there is some who will not accept it as the same