beetlemilk...can you repost your comparison of PDD and Aspergers?

Hi, I pretty much went with what is in my head, so here goes. And my oldest who is PDD.NOS is half and half too. My 3 yr old is more asperger's (but with speech delay).

this one?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AiELM...

PDD.NOS would be some features of all, typical features, autism features, and asperger features.

The asperger has a very analytical mind, scores very high on visual perceptual skills, pays very close attention to detail. This is the engineer or systems analyst. The little professor who lectures on topics rather than has conversations. Cannot differentiate between what is appropriate to talk about and what isn't as far as topics. I saw my son's 9 yr old friend with asperger's telling the 4 yr old (they were rock collecting) to look for igneous rocks as if he is a geologist. The asperger is more impaired with social skills, and more likely have difficulty with peers. High to average IQ with scattered abilities. The asperger may use unusual vocabulary, and talk with strange cadences and can be a monotone speech. The asperger has more anxiety, and wants to be around peers a lot, but is awkward doing so. Same 9 yr old last year drew pictures for peers as a gift to try to befriend them, this did not go over well with 3rd graders, they ripped them up and called him weird. The asperger excels fine motor, and in reading. (Gates, Grandin) Motor skills are awkward, usually one of the worst performers in all aspects of gym class. They give extreme and unusual specific answers, and frequently ask questions that focus on detail, once on yahoo I saw a question that a parent was searching for for his aspie son about the structure of a spider's mouth. The answer did not come from an expert in the field, but from an aspie who I know (speaks at conferences, nationally) and works on a computer at a college. They interrupt, and will continue talking on a subject even though everybody else is bored. They have difficulty remembering faces, and names less aware of reading facial expressions, nonverbal gestures. Are excellent navigators and can recall with clarity anywhere they have been and how to get there from any vantage point. No echolalia. Rule followers, and want all the peers to do it the right way.

HFA would be average to high intelligence, difficulty expressing self where the asperger is extremely verbose. HFA are very unorganized in belongings, school work, can't find things, just messy, even there thoughts they jump around. (Einstein) Einstein was a horrible professor. Nobody could follow his lectures. Prefers to be solitary, but will interact with peers for short periods of time. Does not stand out as much among peers as far as being weird, less anxiety, less stimming than asperger's. Frequently disoriented in direction. Gross motor skills are better, dsygraphia, handwriting is horrible, all fine motor, they spill things, slow reflexes, trip a lot. Can be very competitive in sports. Some echolalia. Pragmatic issues.

PDD.NOS

has scattered abilities, some cognitive delays will come out very low in areas, and very high in others. Overall most have an IQ in the borderline range. Most stim a little bit, appear immature, naive. Also most appear to have inattention, some hyper. Better with facial expressions though not good at reading them in others, are very literal, have friends typical children will show up at birthday parties. More echolalia (just as I wrote this, my husband walks by with delayed echolalia quoting toy story, lol). Transition difficulties, low muscle tone, speech/language disorders (pragmatic), most likely to get a ADD/HD dx. Sensory issues more than the others. Aware of others non verbals but reads them inappropriately. Allergies, sensitivities, bowel issues, yeast issues. Struggles academically in areas. Is seen playing on a playground typically where HFA would be doing own thing and aspie might be muttering to self collecting rocks or trying to join peers but not aware how to go about it in a productive way. Hate art (aspie's love art) limited creativity, lacking detail, minimalist. Is done quickly, the aspie is anxious that he is running out of time. My son will draw things with major parts missing like a car that is missing a wheel, the aspie will draw a segmented insect with antennae, compound eye, ect even very young.

Hi, I searched a bit and I might have found it :)

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ag...

Ops I actually don't think its the one but you can e-mail her or search her answers :)

edit

yeah i realised its not the one but you can either search her answers, or on the top of the page "Search for questions" type in Pdd and Aspergers it will give you a lot of questions / answers :)