I just wanted to point out with all of this ASD/PDD-NOS talk that PDD-NOS is no longer a diagnosis given due to the aforementioned discrepant outcomes. The previous diagnoses of PDD-NOS, Asperger's, and Autistic Disorder were all wrapped up into Autism Spectrum Disorder--there are no subtypes (whether that be PDD-NOS, Asperger's, "high functioning," or "low functioning"). If you have a clinician considering diagnosing your child with PDD-NOS or Asperger's, seek a different one.
Children diagnosed with an ASD through the use of an ADOS-2 by a research reliable examiner and with a full assessment (autism-specific interview and developmental/cognitive/language/etc testing) have an incredibly low rate of ever "growing out of" their symptoms.
(I work in autism assessment at an internationally renowned center for autism.)
Priiak,
I have a question. What happens to those who are at the higher/est functioning end of things? Are they less likely to be diagnosed now under the new system?
