Making Nonverbal Learning Disorder one of the diagnostic categories here?

[Furelise]

I know it's not officially on the spectrum, but it may be a good idea to include here? I know some people here have it, me included, and I think it may be a good idea to include in the diagnostic options here? Just curious.

-Furelise

 

[Southern Discomfort]

I think to be honest it's just lumped into the other un-named list of the 'PDD-NOS, Social Anxiety and Others' category. The comorbid category. Although having said that I don't understand why PDD-NOS is on that list because PDD-NOS is autism. Doesn't make sense.

 

[Furelise]

Yes, that makes sense. I was just wondering about the options we have as a diagnosis to list on our profiles. Would we choose PDD-NOS instead?

 

[Southern Discomfort]

Do you not have an option to leave it blank? If not, put down whatever you are most comfortable with and then if you want tag what you have in your signature or something.

 

[Furelise]

No, it says it's required to list a diagnosis, and lists Aspergers, HFA, LFA, CDD, Retts, PDD-NOS, etc. I was diagnosed with PDD-NOS a long time ago too so I guess it doesn't make a difference, but NVLD is my main diagnosis. I just thought it might help to list as an option.

 

[Melissa]

The DSM-V now only uses ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder)

 

[Southern Discomfort]

The DSM-V now only uses ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder)

Indeed but NVLD is, as the name suggests, a learning disability and therefore is not part of autism. As much as NVLD can look like autism.

 

[Melissa]

Right - ASD and NVLD are two separate things. But can occur comorbidly.