PDD-NOS; Maverick Mom

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PDD-NOS--66,200 Google hits
MAVERICK MOMS--270 Google hits
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I picked up the August 2005 free BIG APPLE PARENT.
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"Maverick Moms" is mentioned, but I don't think it's escaped the book title
to become a "soccer mom"-type thing.
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PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder--Not Otherwise Specified) is
listed in one ad, just below "autism" and "Asperger's Syndrome." (I am, as many  of
you know, the uncle of an autistic child. Or is it PDD-NOS?) This acronym
appears to be quite popular and should be considered for the OED.
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(GOOGLE)
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_Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise  Specified_
(http://info.med.yale.edu/chldstdy/autism/pddnos.html)
PDD-NOS is often incorrectly  referred to as simply "PDD." The term PDD
refers to the class ...  PDD is NOT itself a diagnosis, while PDD-NOS IS a
diagnosis. ...
info.med.yale.edu/chldstdy/autism/pddnos.html - 8k -  _Cached_
(http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:tw5Em9zsdj0J:info.med.yale.edu/chldstdy/autism/pddnos.h
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_PDD-NOS A Part of the Autism  Spectrum_
(http://autism.about.com/cs/pd1/a/pddnos.htm)
What do you do when your child's symptoms and behaviors  can't be
categorized? Find out how doctors diagnose children who don't fit  any category of ...
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_Library Journal - Raising Boys Without Men: How  Maverick Moms Are ..._
(http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA631568.html)
Drexler, Peggy F. with Linden Gross. Rodale. Aug. 2005. CHILD  REARING.
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_Barnes & Noble.com - Raising Boys without Men: How  Maverick Moms ..._
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Raising  Boys without Men: How Maverick Moms Are Creating the Next
Generation of
Exceptional Men. Peggy F. Drexler, Linden Gross  ...
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