What is the order of the spectrum?

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01 Dec 2006, 10:36 pm

I figured starting at AS it was AS HFA and then severe Autism. But I'm not sure. What is the correct order from Mild To Severe?

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01 Dec 2006, 10:38 pm

There isn't one.

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01 Dec 2006, 10:54 pm

Each label in my opinion really has it's own spectrum - so instead of things being linear - like AS/PDD-NOS/Autism there should be an overlap because for example some people with AS may have more difficulty than those with one of the other labels and vice versa.

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02 Dec 2006, 12:07 am

PDD-NOS, AS and then autism.

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02 Dec 2006, 12:31 am

likedcalico wrote:

PDD-NOS

What does that stand for, again?

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02 Dec 2006, 1:31 am

PDD-NOS is Pervasive Development Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified sometimes referred to as atypical autism. My son had one label of PDD-NOS because of the language history - lots of kids who regress get a PDD-NOS label - however others labeled him under autism because of how he presented with severe language issues. So PDD-NOS is not necessarily mild autism it can just refer to the fact that the kids do not neatly fit into the AS or Autism label..

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02 Dec 2006, 1:40 am

Pervasive Development Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified = a catch all - don't really know what the hell it is - looks a bit like autism but the speech is crap / different - certainly a little bit weird, can't pigeon hole it anywhere else so we'll just lump it all together.

alternatively you can look it up in DSM IV - on the web - sorry I don't have a direct reference for you. If you'd like a couple of practical examples of the conditions, then pop across here
http://whitterer-autism.blogspot.com but promise you'll get back to me later.
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02 Dec 2006, 5:21 am

I would hate to be something "not otherwise specified". It's such a cop-out diagnosis.

It's kind of weird that some days I "feel" very autistic, but other days I don't. Or it can vary from one minute to the next.

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02 Dec 2006, 6:14 am

ping-machine wrote:

It's kind of weird that some days I "feel" very autistic, but other days I don't. Or it can vary from one minute to the next.

Yeah I know what you mean!

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02 Dec 2006, 6:25 am

I believe that conventionally, it starts at the severe end then...yeh.

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02 Dec 2006, 11:03 am

The spectrum is vast...
Kanner's Autism
Asperger's
PDD-NOS
AS traits
Hypochondriacs like me who think they're on it!

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02 Dec 2006, 11:21 am

I think that so many of the 'symptoms' associated with autism are just extreme forms of what many people experience. Hopefully these ties can bring about some commonality rather than division. Best wishes
http://whitterer-autism.blogspot.com

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