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What is PDD-NOS considered under the DSM-5?

Butterfly88

Butterfly88

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When I was 7 I was diagnosed with PDD-NOS under the DSM-4. Now that DSM-5 is out I'm not sure what I am. I saw a group for people with ASD Level 1 I might want to go to but am not certain if I'd be level 1 or 2. I feel like socially I'd be a 1 but otherwise I'd be a 2. Since it's not otherwise specified I'm thinking it could vary. Do you think I would need to get re-assessed to go to this group?
 
PDD-NOS could be any level of severity under the old DSM. It just meant that you didn't meet enough of the criteria for Autistic Disorder or Asperger's.

Could you ask whoever runs the group if you need to have an officially-applied severity-level number?
 
That makes sense, thanks tortoise. I guess I could ask and if I do end up needing a number perhaps they have someone there that can assess me. I suppose I could ask my psychiatrist as well but she likes to like to keep our appointments brief.
 
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