Aspies For Freedom

So I'm new in here, so I think this is like my presentation.
My name's Josh, and I'm 18.
I have been diagnosis with PDD NOS (in spanish "Trastorno generalizado del desarrollo no especificado") in April 2007. I was very happy when I have the diagnosis because that makes me think about my self and my problems when I was a child and when I was a teen, specially in high school. I was ok in primary school and didn't have too much social problems with kids, just I was a little different but not too much, I think. Now I'm trying to work in my social skills, and trying to decide what I'm going to study in college.

So...I think that's all for now, and English isn't my nature lenguage, so I'm sorry if you have problems to understand, I'm doing my best with english.

Take Care

Josh

Welcome to the forums, CayCal.

Bienvenido Josh!!

Where are you from? yeah I'd feel very happy too when I had heard about aspergers and when I went to a Doctor it just makes everything get sense, wel WELCOME!

Hi Josh, If my Spanish were as good as your English I'd be bragging rather than apologizing.  If you are just starting college, go undeclared for a year or so.  See what you like and where you fit.

Which social skills do you feel you need to work on?

Hey...thanks for posting!
=)
I'm very happy in the forum, it seems to be a good place
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So...grizeldatee, now with my psychologist we're working on my social skills, I mean, I don't know how exactly she call it, but she's obsessed with "look to other people's face when talking", and ocular contact...we are just starting with this so not too much for now.

So...thanks, and see you all over there in teh forum
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Josh

I'm curious. What is the difference between PDD-NOS and Aspergers?

That seems to differ per country, and per diagnostical centre. PDD-NOS seems to be used for those people they cannot place on a 'fixed' spot in the autistic spectrum NOS standing for something like 'not otherwise specified'. Asperger is used more when people were very early in talking, or have a kind of talent for language. But it seems there are people who get diagnosed PDD-NOS in one centre and Asperger in another.

The asperger diagnoses seems to have a smaller 'bandwith' than PDD-NOS. But how it is used is a mystery to me too.

I'm curious what my dx will be in a few month.

PDD = Pervasive Developmental Disorder. NOS = Not Otherwise Specified.

PDDs = Autism, Asperger, Rett, etc.

PDD-NOS is basically when you show the symptoms of a pervasive developmental disorder, which according to Wikipedia are:

Symptoms of PDD may include communication problems such as:

    * Difficulty using and understanding language
    * Difficulty relating to people, objects, and events
    * Unusual play with toys and other objects
    * Difficulty with changes in routine or familiar surroundings
    * Repetitive body movements or behavior patterns

But don't fall into any of the specific PDDs.

And what would you take out or add to that list, if you were to change it to a description of Asperger (specifically) symptoms?

Hyperlexia and prodigious Math skills--required?

Hm... solid point.

I myself think it's fairly unstable scientific ground. What are these psychologists, or psychiatrists, or whoever... whatever we're paying them, it's too much.
Oh wait, we're not paying them, are we? =P

Wonderful place Josh.  So glad you found us!

Mom & Hrick

I don't see how the symptoms of PDD-NOS are any different from Asperger's or HFA either.

My son was Dx'd with PDD-NOS in April too. He's just 16.5 years younger than you are...

Consequently, I've been reading everything I can in order to grasp what PDD-NOS means. As I understand it, the chief difference between PDD-NOS and Asperger's seems to be that there is a speech/language delay or no speech, and Aspies don't tend to have a delay in language, and if anything are highly articulate.

The speech delay is what made me seek advice and resulted in his dx. I believe this is why so many Aspies don't get diagnosed until later in life.

—Venessa