Welcome! I would love to hear from other parent's of daughter's with an autism spectrum disorder. Our daughter just turned 5 and is diagnosed with PDD-NOS though Asperger's is suspected.

My daughter is 3 and they say she is on the spectrum her doctor at first said pdd-nos now he just says spectrum, she has seen many other specilaist and they all say pdd-nos...

It sounds like your daughter could have an ASD, perhaps Asperger's. Part of the reason that girls are diagnosed later is because they can and do show more skills in communication and social relationships than boys affected by autism. Also part of the criteria for Asperger's is that there is no significant impairment in language development. Children with Asperger's are usually normal to high intelligence.

Hi, I accidentally posted this on resources, but wanted to make sure you all had access to this. Kristy Sakai is the mom in the video mentioned just prior to this post. She is the editor of this newsletter and a long article about her daughter is included...

Summary Statement : Newsletter Focusing on Females on the Spectrum

Details :
This month's Autism Asperger Publishing Co. newsletter focuses on females on the spectrum from young girls facing issues of bullying to adult writers making their way in society. It's worth clicking and browsing through it.

http://www.asperger.net/Newsletter_Spring08.pdf

To Our Daughters: Love the Gift of Who You Are and Love Yourself
How I Spent My Day "Off" Today
Browsing the Bookstore
Kids’ Korner
First-Person Perspective
Females with Autism: A Male Perspective
Thoughts and Ideas as a Woman on the ASD Spectrum
Identification of Females with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Making a Difference
Flexibility

my daughter is gonna be 8 april 13th and i have been told by psych that she has asd but im still confused even though she has all kinds of signs she just seems like her verbal skills at times are to intelligent to have autism.does anyone else have this problem?she is still not potty trained,agressive,sensory disorder,and social and communication delays amongst other things.any ideas?

Hi Vikki,

I'm glad you have a diagnosis finally. I know when my daughter was diagnosed I was so relieved that someone else finally understood her better than I did. Then I spent the rest of the day crying because I knew what we were up against. I admire your positive attitude and wish you success on your journey. I think probably many girls are diagnosed later because they have different abilities that maybe aren't seen as much in boys affected by autism. Did you see this video on Girls with Autism? http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=4177353&page=1

Afternoon Lavender, my name is Vikki and I live in NJ. My daughter will be 10 3/1. She has just gotten diagnosis of AS. I feel blessed to have received her diag. Now I can go forward and assist her in becoming a healthy happy child.