PDD dx from school? | Autism PDD
Another question that I can't find concrete answers to...
We were told this week that our dd would NOT get a dx of PDD from the
school. She has not had a PDD eval by SD yet, just a private psych & her
neuro at this point. They dx her w/ autism (mild to mod).
I learned from local autism resource center that our SD is infamous for
denying autism dx's. The SD told dh that to fit the dx, she'd have to fall
under every category--something about "circles" of criteria or symptoms?
They said only the most severe receive such a dx from the school. From
what they told dh, he told me he got the impression any child w/ a bit of
eye contact, speech, would not fit their criteria. Does this sound right?
What criteria does the SD use to determine dx?
The school my daughter goes to refuse to evl. her for forms of autism. There reason yes she has signs but does not mean she has it. The best part they give her therapies for all of her signs/areas except toe walking lol. I asked them for a evl by a pt for toe walking. She get the label in Sept. by Dev. Ped. Good luck.
You got me...hmmm. I thought you had to score so many point in different areas. Sorry I'm not much help. My daughter scored a 156 on pdd. Let me find the brain test/ website
My daughter gets speech, OT, behavioral, has an aid., on sensory diet. She was classified as dev. delay on her IEP but that changed.
http://www.childbrain.com/pddq6.shtml
This is the IDEA 2004 definition of autism. Each state has its own definition, but it is similar. It would behoove you to also get the definition of autism from your own state ed dept. Schools NEVER DIAGNOSE. Doctors diagnose and those diagnoses are technically not necessary for schools. What schools do is evaluate. Then, the give the child an educational classification. That is why a medical diagnosis of PDD-NOS can translate in to an educational classification of Autism. There is no educational classification of PDD-NOS. Autism, for educational purposes, must fit this definition. If your daughter's symptoms fit this definition, Autism as an educational classification is right for her:
(1)(i) Autism means a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before age 3, that adversely affects a child's educational performance. Other characteristics often associated with autism are engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines, and unusual responses to sensory experiences. The term does not apply if a child's educational performance is adversely affected primarily because the child has an emotional disturbance, as defined in paragraph (b)(4) of this section.
We are in CA and were told by the school that they cannot dx a medical condition. Now, they can qualify a child under autistic-like, but the criteria to meet autistic like only requires meeting one of seven areas. It is not an autism diagnosis though.On dd's IEP she met 4 out of 7 of the areas listed under autistic like so that was her primary qual, but they emphasized a billion times that it is not an official dx.
Thanks guys! My dd has the autism dx, by her doctors. I think I will push
for an evaluation by the school IF they deny all services at the next
meeting.
tzoya--that is SO interesting...that criteria is nearly the same as the DSM,
is it not? At least, in the psych's report on her dx, she lists all of those as
part of dd's dx/symptoms. The SD made it sound like they have their
very OWN test/criteria...these "circles" whatever that means! And, that
only the most severely affected would fall under autism. I see lots of
kiddos on here dx as "mild" PDD-NOS, autism, AS, or HFA...and they get
services. This SD & state is doing to drive me NUTS!!
Thanks again! I've got some state-specific fact finding to do...
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