Young adults who have or had PDD-NOS?

My son is 3 yrs 3 months. He has a speech delay and social interaction problems, mostly due to his speech delay. He was sick from 16 months to almost 3 years with various colds and flus, more recently 3 bouts of pnemonia this year, before we got refered to a pediatrician who figured out he has fluid in his ears. She gave him nose spray and almost instantly he started talking up a storm, in 3 months he went from saying single words to sentences. The beginning of the school year his teachers sent home a letter with their concerns: very little eye contact, not responding to his name, not wanting to compelete talks, picking up bad and good behaviour from the other children. So we went to have him tested by a child psychologist. After meeting with her to go over the results of her assessments she temporarily diagnosed him with PDD-NOS. He has been in speech therapy for a year, started behaviour and speech therapy in a group setting a few weeks ago and has made alot of progress at home and in school. I'm alittle confused about this PDD-NOS diagnosis and wanted to know from other parents who's children have it, if it's something that can "go away" with early intervention or will he still have problems when he's a young adult?Young adults who have or had PDD-NOS?
All PDD/NOS means at this point is there MIGHT be a problem. Your child has some symptoms of a developmental disability but not enough for an actual dx. If your little boy is doing so much better he will probably not require any dx once he is re-evaluated. You should continue with his therapies and have him retested before he starts kindergarten. You will be able to get a more definite pinion at that point. Good luck.Young adults who have or had PDD-NOS?
It won't just go away. PDD-NOS is high functioning autism. With a lot of therapy and special schooling, he can learn to be more independent and possibly live a normal life. But he will still have problems with social interaction and learning for the rest of his life.



My son has PDD-NOS and he is almost 7 and in a special needs class. He gets alot of therapy and help.Young adults who have or had PDD-NOS?
It'll never go away completely, but I know somebody with this disorder who I wouldn't have ever pegged as somebody who actually had it because he seemed so completely normal. He just misses some social queues and is blunt in situations that require tact.