Comments on: The Difficulty of Diagnosis Featuring Jason Ross http://www.blisstree.com/articles/the-difficulty-of-diagnosis-featuring-jason-ross/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:24:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Patrick http://www.blisstree.com/articles/the-difficulty-of-diagnosis-featuring-jason-ross/comment-page-1/#comment-560066 Patrick Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:17:18 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/the-difficulty-of-diagnosis-featuring-jason-ross/#comment-560066 Another big smile from me. Yay Jason! (from another person who had multiple other diags/labels before now... some still apply! and Yes I do see your site, but only commented once over there, so far) Another big smile from me. Yay Jason!
(from another person who had multiple other diags/labels before now… some still apply! and Yes I do see your site, but only commented once over there, so far)

]]> By: Norah http://www.blisstree.com/articles/the-difficulty-of-diagnosis-featuring-jason-ross/comment-page-1/#comment-564454 Norah Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:57:56 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/the-difficulty-of-diagnosis-featuring-jason-ross/#comment-564454 What kind of diagnosis someone receives often seems rather random to me. Or it depends a lot on the system of services of the country. Or the diagnosing psych thinks one 'sounds nicer' than the other. What kind of diagnosis someone receives often seems rather random to me. Or it depends a lot on the system of services of the country.
Or the diagnosing psych thinks one ’sounds nicer’ than the other.

]]> By: jypsy http://www.blisstree.com/articles/the-difficulty-of-diagnosis-featuring-jason-ross/comment-page-1/#comment-564452 jypsy Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:26:44 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/the-difficulty-of-diagnosis-featuring-jason-ross/#comment-564452 According to the article, "The diagnoses began with speech delay". I was assuming that such a Dx was based on a "clinically significant" delay. According to the article, “The diagnoses began with speech delay”. I was assuming that such a Dx was based on a “clinically significant” delay.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.blisstree.com/articles/the-difficulty-of-diagnosis-featuring-jason-ross/comment-page-1/#comment-563467 Jennifer Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:07:31 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/the-difficulty-of-diagnosis-featuring-jason-ross/#comment-563467 jypsy, It's my understanding that you can get a diagnosis of Asperger's even with a speech delay. Here's a quote from the DSM-IV "In contrast to Autistic Disorder, there are no clinically significant delays or deviances in language acquisition (e.g., single non-echoed words are used communicatively by age 2 years, and spontaneous communicative phrases are used by age 3 years)...although more subtle aspects of social communication (e.g., typical give and take in conversation) may be affected." Normal language acquisition usually includes the use of single words by about 12 months, and communicative phrases by 24 months. So a child could have about a year's language delay and still not have a "clinically significant" language delay. jypsy,

It’s my understanding that you can get a diagnosis of Asperger’s even with a speech delay. Here’s a quote from the DSM-IV

“In contrast to Autistic Disorder, there are no clinically significant delays or deviances in language acquisition (e.g., single non-echoed words are used communicatively by age 2 years, and spontaneous communicative phrases are used by age 3 years)…although more subtle aspects of social communication (e.g., typical give and take in conversation) may be affected.”

Normal language acquisition usually includes the use of single words by about 12 months, and communicative phrases by 24 months. So a child could have about a year’s language delay and still not have a “clinically significant” language delay.

]]> By: jypsy http://www.blisstree.com/articles/the-difficulty-of-diagnosis-featuring-jason-ross/comment-page-1/#comment-559978 jypsy Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:49:11 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/the-difficulty-of-diagnosis-featuring-jason-ross/#comment-559978 Aspergers with a speech delay..... interesting.... Aspergers with a speech delay….. interesting….

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