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What is cause of PDDS?
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What is PDD-NOS?
ANSWER: PDD or Pervasive Developmental Disorder is actually a bit of a misnomer. Many doctors who would not like to commit to giving a diagnosis of Autism will tell the parents that their child has PDD or PDD NOS. ANSWER: PDD-NOS stands for Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified. PDD is another name for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Some doctors use PDD when they mean PDD-NOS. Some doctors use PDD as what it is - a set of disorders. PDD is not a diagnosis; it is a description of a category of developmental disorders. PDD-NOS is a diagnosis. It describes a condition that has the characteristics of a pervasive developmental disorder, but does not fit the criteria for one of the other PDDs. Sometimes, doctors will use the diagnosis of PDD-NOS when it is apparent that the child has a pervasive developmental disorder, but the exact one cannot yet be determined - perhaps because the child is too young to identify certain symptoms, or the disorder is not severe enough to differentiate from the others yet, or comorbid conditions are making it difficult to differentiate among the disorders. Some doctors prefer not to give a diagnosis of autism until they feel absolutely sure that it is autism, so they diagnose the child with PDD-NOS until they are certain.
What's the difference between Autism and behavior disorder?
Emotional behavior disorder (EBD) is also known as emotional behavioral disability, emotional disturbance (ED) and serious emotional disturbance (SED). EBD is a condition in which individuals have trouble with a persistent unhappy mood as well as inappropriate emotional responses and behavior. The condition can also affect social interaction, communication, learning.Schools use the term EBD and ED to describe student behavior and take it into consideration during class placement based on the criteria from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). IDEA describes the characteristics of students with EBD as:Learning problems that are not due to intellectual, health or sensory issuesProblems with social interaction and appropriate behaviorInappropriate feelings, behavior or responses to normal situationsDepressionTendency to develop fears or negative physical reactions to school problems or family issuesThe American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) has six categories for emotional behavior problems:Attention problemsConduct disorderAnxiety/withdrawalSocial aggressionMotor excessPsychotic behaviorMany mental health and special education experts criticize DSM-IV-TR's categories for emotional behavioral conditions as too broad.Autism DefinedAutism is defined by the DSM-IV-TR as a pervasive developmental disorder (PDD). It is one of five PDDS that include Asperger's Syndrome, PDD-NOS, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder and Rett's Syndrome. Autism is a spectrum disorder and each person experiences symptoms and levels of impairment. Symptoms of autism include:Serious delays in early childhood developmental milestonesReluctant to make eye contactLimited to no verbal speech and vocabulary developmentSevere language delaysNo pretend playPreference to be alone and does not want to interact with peersProblems making friendsDifficulty understanding verbal instructionsAppears aloofFrequent irrational tantrumsRequires a strict routineHas a narrow range of interestsProblems with attentionSensory issues, such as having an unusual reaction to certain sounds, tastes, sights and texturesObsessive or repetitive behavior such as hand flapping, skin picking or spinninghope this helped
What are spectrum disorders?
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD), also known as pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), are conditions with various levels of impaired communication skills, impaired social skills, and repetitive behaviors or interests. Sensory issues are also very common in the autism spectrum disorders. These disorders are neither diseases nor mental illnesses. Pervasive developmental disorders are a type of developmental disorder, as the name implies. There are five disorders included in autism spectrum disorders: autism (sometimes called Kanner's Syndrome), Asperger's Syndrome (AS), pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), Rett Syndrome, and childhood disintegrative disorder (also known as Heller's Syndrome). Autism or autistic disorder is the most well-known of the PDDs. Characteristics of autism are impaired social skills, impaired communication skills, repetitive behaviors or interests, and abnormal or delayed skills in social interaction, language use, or play. It usually becomes apparent by age three. It is more often diagnosed in males than in females. Rett Syndrome is the least common diagnosis. Most people with Rett Syndrome are female. They seem to have normal prenatal development and continue to develop apparently normally for the first five to 18 months. After that period, head growth decelerates, hand skills decline, social engagement with others disappears, walking appears uncoordinated, language is severely impaired, and psychomotor skills are severely impaired. The child regresses. Children who had been able to talk, stop. Children who previously enjoyed social contact now start pulling away from it. Most of those with Rett Syndrome end up in wheelchairs. Childhood disintegrative disorder is another rare autism spectrum disorder. It is diagnosed using norm-referenced tests, not parental accounts. In can be misdiagnosed as late-onset autism. These children develop apparently normally for the first two years. Then, between the ages of three and four, they have a significant loss of skills in at least two of the following areas over the next few years: communication skills, social skills, motor skills, play skills, and control of bowel and/or bladder functions. They also engage in repetitive behaviors or interests. It can also be accompanied by seizures and extremely low IQ. Asperger's Syndrome also involves impaired social skills and repetitive behaviors or interests, but no clinically significant delay in cognitive development and language development (except socially). This condition was once labeled as infantile schizophrenia. Pervasive developmental disorder - not otherwise specified is used to describe a condition that matches the characteristics of a pervasive developmental disorder (impaired social skills, impaired language skills, and repetitive behaviors or interests), but does not seem to match any of the other four pervasive developmental disorders. No single behavior can be used to identify an autism spectrum disorder. Other conditions can have similar symptoms. Also the impairments can range from mild to severe, so you cannot rule out the condition simply because one impairment seems relatively mild. Some of these behaviors occur in most children. However, the frequency and duration of these behaviors are atypical for the child's age group.
What are autism spectrum disorders?
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD), also known as pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), are conditions with various levels of impaired communication skills, impaired social skills, and repetitive behaviors or interests. Sensory issues are also very common in the autism spectrum disorders. These disorders are neither diseases nor mental illnesses. Pervasive developmental disorders are a type of developmental disorder, as the name implies. There are five disorders included in autism spectrum disorders: autism (sometimes called Kanner's Syndrome), Asperger's Syndrome (AS), pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), Rett Syndrome, and childhood disintegrative disorder (also known as Heller's Syndrome). Autism or autistic disorder is the most well-known of the PDDs. Characteristics of autism are impaired social skills, impaired communication skills, repetitive behaviors or interests, and abnormal or delayed skills in social interaction, language use, or play. It usually becomes apparent by age three. It is more often diagnosed in males than in females. Rett Syndrome is the least common diagnosis. Most people with Rett Syndrome are female. They seem to have normal prenatal development and continue to develop apparently normally for the first five to 18 months. After that period, head growth decelerates, hand skills decline, social engagement with others disappears, walking appears uncoordinated, language is severely impaired, and psychomotor skills are severely impaired. The child regresses. Children who had been able to talk, stop. Children who previously enjoyed social contact now start pulling away from it. Most of those with Rett Syndrome end up in wheelchairs. Childhood disintegrative disorder is another rare autism spectrum disorder. It is diagnosed using norm-referenced tests, not parental accounts. In can be misdiagnosed as late-onset autism. These children develop apparently normally for the first two years. Then, between the ages of three and four, they have a significant loss of skills in at least two of the following areas over the next few years: communication skills, social skills, motor skills, play skills, and control of bowel and/or bladder functions. They also engage in repetitive behaviors or interests. It can also be accompanied by seizures and extremely low IQ. Asperger's Syndrome also involves impaired social skills and repetitive behaviors or interests, but no clinically significant delay in cognitive development and language development (except socially). This condition was once labeled as infantile schizophrenia. Pervasive developmental disorder - not otherwise specified is used to describe a condition that matches the characteristics of a pervasive developmental disorder (impaired social skills, impaired language skills, and repetitive behaviors or interests), but does not seem to match any of the other four pervasive developmental disorders. No single behavior can be used to identify an autism spectrum disorder. Other conditions can have similar symptoms. Also the impairments can range from mild to severe, so you cannot rule out the condition simply because one impairment seems relatively mild. Some of these behaviors occur in most children. However, the frequency and duration of these behaviors are atypical for the child's age group.
How do people treat people with autism?
ANSWER people just don't understand them, and they don't understand the people either. my boyfs childhood was not all that nice when it comes to his aspergers, some of his teachers didnt like him, one picked on him simply because he was different,( i tell you id have a few words to say to her if i ever met her!) she was very mean.(she shouldn't have been a teacher if you ask me) his headmaster said hed never seen a child as strange as him in all his years, (presumable because one minute he can do all his work faster than everyone else, next day he just sits there uninterested in it, because he struggled with basic sums , picked up, then stuggled again) no other children talked to him because they thought he was weird and just didnt like him and the way he saw and talked about things and he was severely bullied all his childhood, which led to him being very able to strike back with words as defence,which he actually became so good at in secondary school people argued with him just to see what witty, funny and horrible things hed say, ( he was still like that at the beginging of our relationship too, it wasnt nice) he once sat and talked candidly to a priest about not believing in god because a man in the clouds isn't logical, so you can imagine from that people were very confused and most people don't like being confronted with logic from a child who they consider to not have any real knowledge of anything yet. but its mostly about not understanding, any people can be scared of things they don't understand andi do think if hed been diagnosed then things could have been better for him. nowadays hes learned to keep some things in, from people who don't know him, and has me to help when he makes someone a bit uncomfortable or cant explain himself so people are generaly very receptive to him and actually, nowadays, like his brand of honest reality, (although not everyone) as long as he doesn't get too honest and real, which he can! obviously i cant say anything about how other autistic and severely autistic people are treated by society but that's my boyfs experiences f4
What's Autism ?
Autism (sometimes called "classical autism") is the most common condition in a group of pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs), also known as the autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Pervasive developmental disorders are included in the broader category of developmental disorders.Autism is characterized by three distinctive behaviors. Autistic children have difficulties with social interaction, display problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and exhibit repetitive behaviors or narrow, obsessive interests. These behaviors can range in impact from mild to disabling. Autism varies widely in its severity and symptoms and may go unrecognized, especially in mildly affected children or when more debilitating handicaps mask it. Scientists aren't certain what causes autism, but it's likely that both genetics and environment play a role.Is there any treatment?There is no cure for autism. Therapies and behavioral interventions are designed to remedy specific symptoms and can bring about substantial improvement. The ideal treatment plan coordinates therapies and interventions that target the core symptoms of autism: impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and obsessive or repetitive routines and interests. Most professionals agree that the earlier the intervention, the better.What is the prognosis?For many children, autism symptoms improve with treatment and with age. Some children with autism grow up to lead normal or near-normal lives. Children whose language skills regress early in life, usually before the age of 3, appear to be at risk of developing epilepsy or seizure-like brain activity. During adolescence, some children with autism may become depressed or experience behavioral problems. Parents of these children should be ready to adjust treatment for their child as needed.What research is being done?The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) conducts research in its laboratories at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and also supports additional research through grants to major medical institutions across the country. As part of the Children's Health Act of 2000, the NINDS and three sister institutes have formed the NIH Autism Coordinating Committee to expand, intensify, and coordinate NIH's autism research. More information about the Autism Coordinating Committee is available at their website provided in the links in the Related Links section. Eight dedicated research centers across the country have been established as "Centers of Excellence in Autism Research" to bring together resea.OrganizationsAssociation for Science in Autism TreatmentP.O. Box 188Crosswicks, NJ 08515-0188info@asatonline.orgTel: 781-397-8943 (need to update this number)Fax: 781-397-8887 (need to update this number)Autism National Committee (AUTCOM)P.O. Box 429Forest Knolls, CA 94933Autism Network International (ANI)P.O. Box 35448Syracuse, NY 13235-5448jisincla@mailbox.syr.eduAutism Research Institute (ARI)4182 Adams AvenueSan Diego, CA 92116director@autism.comTel: 619-281-7165Fax: 619-563-6840Autism Society of America7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 300Bethesda, MD 20814-3067Tel: 301-657-0881 800-3AUTISM (328-8476)Fax: 301-657-0869Cure Autism Now (CAN) Foundation5455 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2250Los Angeles, CA 90036-4234info@cureautismnow.orgTel: 323-549-0500 888-8AUTISM (828-8476)Fax: 323-549-0547MAAP Services for Autism, Asperger's, and PDDP.O. Box 524Crown Point, IN 46308info@maapservices.orgTel: 219-662-1311Fax: 219-662-0638Autism Speaks/National Alliance for Autism Research2 Park Avenue, 11th FloorNew York, NY 10016Short AnswerAutism, or autistic syndrome, is a neurological problem which interferes with a person's ability to communicate with other people. The term autism literally means aloneness.Autism is a developmental disorder that appears in the first 3 years of life, and affects the brain's normal development of social and communication skills.It is a condition, present from early childhood, characterized by great difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts Autism, now referred to as (ASD) Autism Spectrum Disorder, is a series of personality symptoms reflected in a persons social behavior and interaction with other people in a way that is different than what most "normal" people do. There are no physical traits, blood test or diagnostic imaging available to diagnose autism. Determining ASD is based strictly on observation of behavior.
What is autism''?
Autism (sometimes called "classical autism") is the most common condition in a group of pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs), also known as the autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Pervasive developmental disorders are included in the broader category of developmental disorders.Autism is characterized by three distinctive behaviors. Autistic children have difficulties with social interaction, display problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and exhibit repetitive behaviors or narrow, obsessive interests. These behaviors can range in impact from mild to disabling. Autism varies widely in its severity and symptoms and may go unrecognized, especially in mildly affected children or when more debilitating handicaps mask it. Scientists aren't certain what causes autism, but it's likely that both genetics and environment play a role.Is there any treatment?There is no cure for autism. Therapies and behavioral interventions are designed to remedy specific symptoms and can bring about substantial improvement. The ideal treatment plan coordinates therapies and interventions that target the core symptoms of autism: impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and obsessive or repetitive routines and interests. Most professionals agree that the earlier the intervention, the better.What is the prognosis?For many children, autism symptoms improve with treatment and with age. Some children with autism grow up to lead normal or near-normal lives. Children whose language skills regress early in life, usually before the age of 3, appear to be at risk of developing epilepsy or seizure-like brain activity. During adolescence, some children with autism may become depressed or experience behavioral problems. Parents of these children should be ready to adjust treatment for their child as needed.What research is being done?The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) conducts research in its laboratories at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and also supports additional research through grants to major medical institutions across the country. As part of the Children's Health Act of 2000, the NINDS and three sister institutes have formed the NIH Autism Coordinating Committee to expand, intensify, and coordinate NIH's autism research. More information about the Autism Coordinating Committee is available at their website provided in the links in the Related Links section. Eight dedicated research centers across the country have been established as "Centers of Excellence in Autism Research" to bring together resea.OrganizationsAssociation for Science in Autism TreatmentP.O. Box 188Crosswicks, NJ 08515-0188info@asatonline.orgTel: 781-397-8943 (need to update this number)Fax: 781-397-8887 (need to update this number)Autism National Committee (AUTCOM)P.O. Box 429Forest Knolls, CA 94933Autism Network International (ANI)P.O. Box 35448Syracuse, NY 13235-5448jisincla@mailbox.syr.eduAutism Research Institute (ARI)4182 Adams AvenueSan Diego, CA 92116director@autism.comTel: 619-281-7165Fax: 619-563-6840Autism Society of America7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 300Bethesda, MD 20814-3067Tel: 301-657-0881 800-3AUTISM (328-8476)Fax: 301-657-0869Cure Autism Now (CAN) Foundation5455 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2250Los Angeles, CA 90036-4234info@cureautismnow.orgTel: 323-549-0500 888-8AUTISM (828-8476)Fax: 323-549-0547MAAP Services for Autism, Asperger's, and PDDP.O. Box 524Crown Point, IN 46308info@maapservices.orgTel: 219-662-1311Fax: 219-662-0638Autism Speaks/National Alliance for Autism Research2 Park Avenue, 11th FloorNew York, NY 10016Short AnswerAutism, or autistic syndrome, is a neurological problem which interferes with a person's ability to communicate with other people. The term autism literally means aloneness.Autism is a developmental disorder that appears in the first 3 years of life, and affects the brain's normal development of social and communication skills.It is a condition, present from early childhood, characterized by great difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts Autism, now referred to as (ASD) Autism Spectrum Disorder, is a series of personality symptoms reflected in a persons social behavior and interaction with other people in a way that is different than what most "normal" people do. There are no physical traits, blood test or diagnostic imaging available to diagnose autism. Determining ASD is based strictly on observation of behavior.
Is Asperger's Syndrome a type of autism?
Asperger's Syndrome is related to autism. Both are in the family of autism spectrum disorders. The two conditions have very similar symptoms, but Asperger's Syndrome is less likely to have a delay in the development of language use. When a child has the symptoms, autism is often diagnosed when IQ is below average, while Asperger's Syndrome is more likely to be diagnosed when IQ is known to be average or above average.
