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<blockquote data-quote="TeDo" data-source="post: 401773"><p>I agree with Beth. My son was diagnosed with ADHD and ODD when he was your son's age. Now that he is 12 and symptoms are progressing, our psychiatrist is positive that my difficult child is actually on the autism spectrum. My son has problems with certain smells, textures, and noises. Most of his behaviors are his reaction to "stimulus overload" which is not apparent to me but is at a level to bother him. A neuropsychologist might be your best bet and a full sensory evaluation by an Occupational Therapist (OT) might also be helpful. The behaviors you have described sound all too familiar to me. My difficult child is high-functioning but has a lot of sensory issues and also doesn't deal well with frustration, changes, and social situations. Also, my son definitely has the ADHD as well and reacts very negatively to stimulants. He has been on a non-stimulant medication for this that has worked wonders.</p><p> </p><p>I hope this has been of some help to you. You definitely need more thorough evaluations than a psychiatrist typically does. Good luck and keep us posted.</p><p> </p><p>Welcome to the "family" here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeDo, post: 401773"] I agree with Beth. My son was diagnosed with ADHD and ODD when he was your son's age. Now that he is 12 and symptoms are progressing, our psychiatrist is positive that my difficult child is actually on the autism spectrum. My son has problems with certain smells, textures, and noises. Most of his behaviors are his reaction to "stimulus overload" which is not apparent to me but is at a level to bother him. A neuropsychologist might be your best bet and a full sensory evaluation by an Occupational Therapist (OT) might also be helpful. The behaviors you have described sound all too familiar to me. My difficult child is high-functioning but has a lot of sensory issues and also doesn't deal well with frustration, changes, and social situations. Also, my son definitely has the ADHD as well and reacts very negatively to stimulants. He has been on a non-stimulant medication for this that has worked wonders. I hope this has been of some help to you. You definitely need more thorough evaluations than a psychiatrist typically does. Good luck and keep us posted. Welcome to the "family" here. [/QUOTE]
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