equinn wrote:
Pandora wrote:
Thank goodness they saw sense and diagnosed "autism". I think PDD-NOS as a a diagnosis should only be used very occasionally, when there is a clearly atypical presentation that doesn't fit at all with Asperger's, HFA, or any other main autism diagnosis. I also feel it is often used as a bit of a cop-out diagnosis.
What do you mean by "cop out" diagnosis? Just curious.
equinn
It's not specific enough - it isn't so clearly identifiable as Asperger's or HFA or ADHD etc. I would say a person is either autistic or they're not - NOS is too wishy-washy and nondescript.
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