please can someone explain this to me

[JenRose]

Got a letter from NHS clinical psych this morning.

 

The one who always thought M was AS but was stopped from dx,ing him by her boss, her boss has now handed it over to her.

 

It says

 

In my opinion M,s high levels of anxiety, his obsessional behaviours and rigidity with respect to some daily routines (particularly eating habits) are due to pervasive developmental difficulties which are likely to persist.

 

Im not so clued up on PDD, but is she sort of agreeing that M is ASD along with our private psych by saying this?

 

Thanks

[clintess]

Hi,it sounds to me like they are saying there are issues but want to do further investigations before deciding on a dx.

 

This is what i found on the net,hope it helps you:

Definition

 

Pervasive developmental disorders are a group of neurological disorders that include autistic disorder (autism), Asperger's syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, Rett's syndrome, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDDNOS). These disorders are characterized by delayed development in functional, socialization, and communication skills

Description

 

The term pervasive developmental disorders was first used in the 1980s to describe a class of neurological disorders that involved impaired social and communication skills and repetitive behaviors.

 

Due to difficulties in accurately describing these disorders using the term pervasive developmental disorders, some neurological and psychiatric specialists have proposed new terminology to describe this class of disorders, including autistic spectrum disorders and multi-system neurological disorders

Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDDNOS)

 

Children are diagnosed with PDDNOS if their symptoms do not fit any of the other four types and/or they do not have the degree of impairment of the other four types. PDDNOS involves developmental impairments, such as communication and social skills, and repetitive behaviors that cannot be attributed to a specific developmental disorder or personality disorder. Usually, children with PDDNOS do not exhibit symptoms until age three or four.

[zaman]

My son's DX was PDDNOS. Frankly though I tend to keep that to myself as it means less to most people than ASD does. So I just think of it as somewhere on the spectrum.

[JenRose]

Thanks for the replies

 

I have heard back from our psych who has told me that PDD=ASD.

 

He said that the statement will have to include this dx now and that M,s curriculum will have to take into account this dx, as they were not really accepting our private dx of AS.

 

So, its a step in the right direction, the NHS psych actually mentions in her letter that M is now under the care of Mr XXXXX XXXXXXXX which is a good thing and might help us to get the LEA to listen to what we have been saying for months.

[Tally]

PDD basically means an atypical presentation of autism.

 

It sounds like they have caved in and decided to believe the private diagnosis.