Can someone please explain to me about PDD-NOS or Autism Spectrum Disorder?

My son may have it but we arent sure yet. Testing all over the place first, but it looks like this could be it. I just want some information so that I can help teach my son and learn about what is going on in his mind.

I just want to be able to help him.

And I'm not finding very many helpful websites that specify in PDD NOS

any info or anyone who can offer me a good website, or even just someone who can brief me on this. I would greatly appreciate any extra knowledge of this.

Thank you!Can someone please explain to me about PDD-NOS or Autism Spectrum Disorder?
PDD/NOS is an autism spectrum disorder--usually diagnosed by age 2 1/2 or 3 years. Little or no speech/sensory issues(sensitive to loud noises/overwhelmed by crowds/commotion)/low muscle tone/inordinate need for routine--reacts with anger/frustration to changes/difficulty focussing--cannot sit still for regular learning/story reading/eating,etc.--early diagnosis/intervention with physical/speech/occupational therapies may help--my 10 year old now doing quite well--not alot of language, but good vocab/reading/happy/more flexible--there is hope-lots of love/cheerleading/encouragement/positive feedback--they can hear you--speak to their hearts--they have great love/understand your tone if not your words--respond well to calm environment/classical music!!This is a delay--not a death sentence--they can learn over alot of time and repetition--be patient/have courage--all is not lost--believe in your child--they can do it--so can you!!! Prayers for you and yours--ok? sue/essex countyCan someone please explain to me about PDD-NOS or Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), also referred to as Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD), range from very a severe type of autism to a much milder type, called Asperger syndrome. The symptoms of ASD can be definitely detected and diagnosed by the time the child is three years old. In some rare cases, if both the doctor and the family of the child are perceptive enough, it can be detected really early 鈥?when the child is about 18 months old.



In case the child exhibits symptoms of either autism or Asperger syndrome but does not exactly match the criteria for either, then he is termed as having a pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS). There are also other, rare disorders of the severe autistic kind. They are the Rett syndrome and childhood disintegrative disorder.



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