What is the difference between AUTISM , PDD-NOS , High functioning autism and ASPERGERS ?
Your son sounds similar to mine, and my son has PDD NOS. PDD NOS stands for pervasive developmental delays. My son doesn’t have a lot of the “classic” autism quirks (like the rocking, flapping, etc.) but his speech is delayed, used to not respond to his name, playskills were behind, etc. But my son is very social and affectionate. PDD NOS is a diagnosis they usually give these type of kids until they turn 8. Then it morphs into something else, either you’ll see an Asperger’s syndrome emerging, or ADHD, etc. PDD NOS is kind of a vague diagnosis, and it covers a wide variety of kids, from more severe forms to very mild. The good news is if you start intensive therapy ASAP, these kids do really well. My son was pretty much non verbal until age 3, didn’t understand anything anyone was saying, etc. He’s now 4, and he talks in full sentences, responds to his name, has fabulous imaginary play, great eye contact, can ride a bike, etc. He needed speech, occupational and physical therapy to get
