Dr. Erna Blanche about Sensory Processing Disorder

[Neilgs]

diagnosis of mild autism or moderate PDD-NOS. The latter in turn becomes a part of the Misleading statistic of 1 in 150.

(the last three paragraphs are part of one reply to you in reverse order)

[Neilgs]

challenges (the former becomes misinterpreted particularly in combination with the latter), then let us add what I shall call the "X" factor, which is many educators, therapists and developmental pediatricians not knowing (not being educated on) how to slow down and co-regulate at the child's natural level. Thus, with all of the above, minor issues then appear tend to appear worse then they are , to the point that you have, or ipso facto, vis a vis, standard testing protocols a rendered

[Neilgs]

I am a developmental special educator using a floortime based approach. What you say in clip I find precisely the case. I would vehemently argue that the diagnosis 1 in 150 of is quite misleading. I cannot begin to tell you how many children are referred to me with dev. pediatric evaluation in hand that have been misdiagnosed. What is rather alarming is that I have seen cases where there are only minor affect sensory motor processing issues with slight receptive/expressive language...