Published on 12, July, 2020
My thoughts do fluctuate on it,but at present I'm very much convinced that the forthcoming assessment will show me not to have ASD. I have some autistic traits but strongly believe NVLD is a better fit.This raises an issue of being on the spectrum vs being neurodivegent . I believe the latter to be more true in my case than the former.My fear is that a negative for ASD will shut down talk of neurodiversity. I already know that the assessment centre doesn't deal with NVLD. It is obvious to me there is something going on that isn't neurotypical even if it is not accounted for by ASD - the social interaction/social skills deficits ,below average motor skills, much higher verbal than non-verbal intelligence all point away from being neurotypical, ASD dx or not. I would be interested in hearing other people's thoughts and experiences on this matter .
Have you heard of PDD-NOS? It seems this is diagnosed in individuals who are on the spectrum but dont meet all the criteria for autism.
Not clever enough to get links on here.
but wondered what PDD-NOS stood for so googled it, couldn’t link to it so copied and pasted just enough to know.
sorry.
A pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS) is one of the four autism spectrum disorders (ASD)[1] and also one of the five disorders classified as a pervasive developmental disorder (PDD).[2] According to the DSM-IV, PDD-NOS is a diagnosis that is used for "severe and pervasive impairment in the development of reciprocal social interaction or verbal and nonverbal communication skills, or when stereotyped behavior, interests, and activities are present, but the criteria are not met for a specific PDD" or for several other disorders.[3] PDD-NOS is often called atypical autism,[4]because the criteria for autistic disorder are not met, for instance because of late age of onset, atypical symptomatology, or subthreshold symptomatology, or all of these.[3] Even though PDD-NOS is considered milder than typical autism, this is not always true. While some characteristics may be milder, others may be more severe.[
In DSM-5 PDD-NOS is included as an ASD - this should make things less complicated.