Can you provide a link to some of these tests ? I already know Junior Mint is PDD-NOS but I would be interested in seeing what the questions are and actually trying it out.
Thanks!
Here are tests. I like the childbrain for pdd and the pediatrics one for autism, but I took about 7 just to get a full idea:
Wondering if it could be autism? Here are links to information about some onlne tests.... The tests are not ment to diagnose but to act as a guide and to give you information to discuss with your child's Dr.
http://www.childbrain.com/pddq6.shtml
http://depts.washington.edu/dataproj/chat.html CHAT checklist
http://pediatrics.about.com/od/autism/l/bl_autism.htm
http://autism.about.com/cs/medicaltreatments/a/txchecklist.h tm
http://home.isoa.net/%7Enitetrax/cars.htm
http://www.asaoakland.org/chat.htm
http://www.neurotransmitter.net/pddst2.pdf
http://www-personal.umich.edu/%7Epdpatel/DSM%20files/ABC_che cklist.pdf
http://www.neurotransmitter.net/autismscales.html
http://www.patientcenters.com/autism/news/diag_tools.html
http://www.aspires-relationships.com/articles_dx_assessment. ...htm
http://www.autism-pdd.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=59&P N=4
Adults with Aspergers - What about you?
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/irca/generalinfo/standardtests.h tml
DSM IV CRITERIA FOR Childhood autism, Asperger's syndrome, Rett's disorder, Childhood disintegrative disorder, PDD NOS http://www.childbrain.com/pddq3.shtml
AFTER THE DIAGNOSIS TESTING http://www.greatplainslaboratory.com/autismrec.html#top
The Do's and Don'ts after a diagnosis A print out for your family’s and friends
You're not an obsessed psycho! It is good you found this boardHi Amber,
the online tests aren't meant to dx your child, but they do serve the useful purpose of letting you know what to expect during a complete evaluation because much of the questioning is similiar. and quite frankly, you can drive yourself crazy trying to do all of them. my son has an asd, pddnos suffers from behaviors similiar to adhd, ocd and at times odd but take all of those letters away and your left with only six .C-O-N-N-O-R. Connor is sweet, funny and quite high functioning but at the end of the day, he's my son and i love him just the way he is. Do your best at trying to work with him and love him til the cows come home. I've had the ped.say no way till he was diagnosed at 4 by a nuero psych and dev. ped.I had one dr tell me that he'll probably never live independantly and one dr say he may go off to film documentaries about wildlife.Point being, noone knows the outcome of any child, NT or ASD. Our job as moms is to love them, help them strive to their full potential, whatever that may be, and accept them for all that they are. I admire and respect your tenacity, your quest for knowledge and your devotion to your children. You are taking every step there is in trying to get proper help for your son, keep it up!!!!
Yes is same w/ me. Especially in the last week. I swear he has just improved at home so much! Outside of home is pretty much the same socially and what not. But in the last week I've just noticed less repetive play, which he used to do all day long. I've noticed more interaction and he seems to be listening to us more. Even trying to mimic words. Now I'm really thinking I'm the crazy one like you said. Could all this worrying been over a phase lol. I don't know...the autism tests are borderline for ds too. The pdd test came out to show he's in the mod pdd range. So I guess I don't know the diff very well even though we've talked about it on here. I mean the symptoms seem so similar.
Thanks, Shakes, for the positive thoughts. I think your attitude is great. And I think that once I have the crazy part overwith, I will be able to relax. It's the wondering, worrying, uncertainty, disbelief in myself and from others, etc. That is what's getting to me I think. If someone can just tell me he has this here's what we'll do, or he's fine you're nuts...then I think I'll be better lol. I know that sounds silly. And I know on here I sound like an obsessed psycho. But honestly I do just love him no matter what. And I try to not let my anxiety and concerns be noticed by him. Thanks to this board for allowing me a place to be crazy.
Amber
Craziness is always accepted and you're not a psycho, you're a mom.So...if anyone read today's entry on the blog you already know about this. But I've been taking a whole bunch of online tests recently. I can't believe how many diff ones there are. I mean it's so confusing! You might take one test and it says yep autism. Another one might say nope or maybe/mild. Some tests I took appeared to show he had several or many signs. Others showed few real signs, and mostly because I couldn't correctly answer many questions. When they ask questions about type of speech or if they have trouble ending boring conversations, I can't answer them because ds is only 2 and he only babbles. He knows some words but rarely uses most of them. Sometimes does on command, like repeats known words back to me when requested if in the mood to pay attention.
Well anyway, I finally found a test where I could answer most of the questions. And it was a pdd test. So I'm thinking not autism but pdd. I answered the test twice. One time for how he is w/ us and at home and once for how he is w/ others and other places. Sounds funny, I know, but he is quite diff w/ us than most others, especially children. The "us" score came up to be 114 and the "others" score came up to be 125. Either way it put him at moderate pdd which was 100-150. How accurate are these tests though? There are so many. I mean, are they all accurate in their own way? And can he be interactive w/ us and laughing and eye contact and all and still be mod pdd?
Geez what if I'm wrong. I mean I want to be wrong it's not that. That came out wrong. I guess what I mean is, if I'm wrong that also means I'm an idiot for putting myself thru all this worry and also means I don't know my son for beans. I mean how can I come up with him being on the spectrum using some online tests (and what I guess is my own inner instinct) and then be wrong unless I am a mother who doesn't know her son at all? Anyhow I'm just driving myself crazy because I'm nervous about his appt thurs. Sorry. Thanks for listening.
Amber
I think we are all searching for information and maybe hope. I don't think that makes us crazy just good moms.