If your child has Pervasive Development Disorder, will he/she ever grow out of it, and where can i get help ?

My child has had Pervasive Development Disorder for 7 years now and is currently 8 years old, and her communication and social skills no matter were i take her to increase her social skills, and all of the speech therapy i do at home with her, she still cannot properly communicate with other kids and have the same social skills they have. She is an A and B student and is going into the 2nd grade but will she ever outgrow this disorder of PDD/NOS? There are no Speech Pathologists in the area that are accepting new patients due to an 8-15 or even an 18 month waiting list, and insurance will only cover 2-3 visits a month or a maximum of 36 visits a year. Where can i get support from other parents who have kids with out this disorder and parents who have kids with this disorder? And where can i find a speech therapist that can help me get my daughter to communicate properly?If your child has Pervasive Development Disorder, will he/she ever grow out of it, and where can i get help ?
1st: Try introducing a musical instrument; I picked up a guitar at age 12, and immediately had much to say--couldn't shut up. And it was a great way to quiet a restless mind... I have Asperger's Syndrome, and it is a high functioning form of autism.



2nd: Who diagnosed her; a Psychiatrist, or a Neurologist?



This makes all the difference in the world. I was diagnosed by a psychiatrist with PDD and had the most horrible experiences over ten years of treatment with powerful drugs that didn't work at all. If your daughter was diagnosed by a psychiatrist then definately have her re-evaluated by a Neurologist. Most meds don't work, or make things worse.



Maybe you noticed I removed much of my answer, I felt the need to condense it,, and not be so "verbose"... I can repeat myself at least 50 different ways of saying the same thing.



Most of all, I want you to know there's hope. As I was first brought to doctors at age 7: I am 44 now, and I'm a Registered Medical Assistant, video producer, and ARMY veteran. My point is: though I am different, I found my voice,, and I wouldn't trade in my life now. The journey is difficult, but I'm not that unusual. There are dozens of adults in my Aspergers group that feel as happy and complete as I.



Good luck...If your child has Pervasive Development Disorder, will he/she ever grow out of it, and where can i get help ?
I have Autism myself which is classified as a form of PDD and well PDDs don't get cured or go away, but improvements can occur if you do things correctly.If your child has Pervasive Development Disorder, will he/she ever grow out of it, and where can i get help ?
There are no cures or fixes for any form of PDD. PDD-NOS however is often a milder form, and it seems there isn't a HUGE amount of information around it.



I'm, sorry that I cannot be of a huge amount of help, however, the site listed in my source has some organisations that may be of some help to you.



Note: Autism is a form of PDD. PDD-NOS is simply PDD that doesn't fall under any of the following:



Rett syndrome, Autism, Childhood disintegrative disorder or Asperger syndrome