What is PDD-NOS?

PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER - NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED (PDD-NOS)

~Is a subthreshhold condition in which some, but not all, features of autism belong. The term PDD-NOS also refered to as 'atypical personality development, atypical PDD, or atypical autism' to encompass cases where there is marked impairment of social interaction, communication, and /or stereotypical behavior patterns or interest, but when full features for autism or another explicity defined PDD are NOT met.

~A person diagnosed with PDD-NOS has some behaviors seen in autism but don't meet the full criteria for having Autistic disorder. All children with PDD-NOS do not have the same degree or intensity of the disorder. There is no set pattern of symptoms and signs. A single child seldom shows all the features seen in PDD-NOS at one time.

Nathan's report showed him as 6-9 months behind where he should be at his age. On the tests from the child phychologist Nathan was showed to have mild to moderate autism, meaning.. that on some scores he BARELY hit the mark, where in others he could be quite sever balancing out in all catagories to be confirmed as PDD (autism) NOS (not otherwise specified). In other tests for his fine motor skills he was scored equivalant to ages 5 or 6. Tests that were for the Gross Motor Skills he was scored equivalant to a 2 year old.

Nathan's more prominant challenges are going to include his diet, language and social skills. Pretty much in that order.