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13 year old in psychiatric ward for first time
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 464924" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Some parts of what you write, would be consistent with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) - but that doesn't make it "the" correct diagnosis. Other things might also account for some or all... </p><p></p><p>For example - </p><p>The rattling on and on about trivia... and hard to relate to what is going on... and motor skills issues... can all fall under the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) umbrella.</p><p></p><p>BUT... if all you have to go in is school evaluation - you don't really have an evaluation at all.</p><p></p><p>Which means, there will be undiagnosed needs, and/or mis-diagnosed... and proper interventions and acommodations are therefore not in place... which is enough to drive any kid to insanity. And yes, it gets 100x worse when puberty kicks in.</p><p></p><p>Chance of brain damage at birth... definitely possible, and you need to know.</p><p></p><p>Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) evaluation - not thorough enough, but some testing is relatively new... please get Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) re-tested privately by someone who knows about both Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD), and about auditory filtering/focus/discrimination issues (difficulty homing in on the important sounds when there is background noise).</p><p></p><p>Occupational Therapist (OT) therapies are good... but you really need to know what you are dealing with. Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluations are usually not that expensive even if you have to pay for it - test out both sensory issues AND motor skills issues.</p><p></p><p>And then... somehow, you have to get a neuropsychologist, or a complex-needs team, or something... for an absolutely comprehensive evaluation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 464924, member: 11791"] Some parts of what you write, would be consistent with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) - but that doesn't make it "the" correct diagnosis. Other things might also account for some or all... For example - The rattling on and on about trivia... and hard to relate to what is going on... and motor skills issues... can all fall under the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) umbrella. BUT... if all you have to go in is school evaluation - you don't really have an evaluation at all. Which means, there will be undiagnosed needs, and/or mis-diagnosed... and proper interventions and acommodations are therefore not in place... which is enough to drive any kid to insanity. And yes, it gets 100x worse when puberty kicks in. Chance of brain damage at birth... definitely possible, and you need to know. Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) evaluation - not thorough enough, but some testing is relatively new... please get Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) re-tested privately by someone who knows about both Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD), and about auditory filtering/focus/discrimination issues (difficulty homing in on the important sounds when there is background noise). Occupational Therapist (OT) therapies are good... but you really need to know what you are dealing with. Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluations are usually not that expensive even if you have to pay for it - test out both sensory issues AND motor skills issues. And then... somehow, you have to get a neuropsychologist, or a complex-needs team, or something... for an absolutely comprehensive evaluation. [/QUOTE]
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