Hi, welcome, those are VERY normal feelings. The diagnosis process for my son was a bit of a fiasco with professionals telling me he was completely normal to autistic disorder to everything in between! Trust your gut and have your child evaluated annually. Even though there might not be enough ASD symptoms at one point in time, they might come later. Also, get a second or third opinion--this is not at all unusual for professionals to disagree. I think your 2 year old has enough red flags to have a provisional PDD diagnosis and should start therapy right away--if you find out later that there is no PDD so what? What you don't want is to find out later that they had it all along and could have gotten help sooner had the professionals seen it (my case). Hang in there,
Nowwhat
Hi and welcome. You're in good company, and I think we can all relate at some level. My son was obviously autistic, but when you get the official dignosis, you still go through a grieving process. I just want to warn you, so you take care of yourself as well as your precious girl. I've heard people having to go to more than one doctor to get a diagnosis. A good doctor will value your opinion, so if you feel like they're not listening, I'd go get another opinion. Autism is becoming more well known, so hopefully you won't have a problem. Best wishes for you!Hi, I am new here. I am just here looking for a little support and understanding. My 2 year old has been exibiting signs of pdd. Her symptoms are; not responding to her name, toe walking, repetetive speech, fixations, limited and/or difficulty establishing eye contact, and various other more minor symptoms. She doesn't like other children and usualy doesn't notice them in the room. I have read a lot about pdd and I feel confident that she has it. I even had a family member who is working on her masters degree in autism therapy come over and eval her. She felt that she had it also. She is not qualified to diagnos it and I am scheduled to meet with a developemental psychiatrist on thursday. I am nervous about the diagnosis thing though. I mean, I want the diagnosis. I want the diagnosis because she needs services that she may not qualify for with out it. I guess I am just feeling guilty about wanting a diagnosis, and nervous that she won't see what I see. Because my little girl doesn't have gross or fine motor delays, she is so loving with me, she doesn't flap or spin. She can say anything that I want her to say. Granted, I have noticed that she is pretty much repeating what I say. Sometimes I second guess my feelings about whether she has this or not. Can anyone relate to me?
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