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<blockquote data-quote="Rannveig" data-source="post: 378522" data-attributes="member: 5689"><p>I went to bed last night very sad about everything, and then I woke up this morning and found these responses and felt a great deal of relief. Thank you Confuzzled, Fran, and Marg.</p><p></p><p>I went to that website you recommended, Marg; thanks, it was really good. I found my son doesn't fit the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) criteria at all but definitely would seem to fall on the ADD-Inattentive spectrum. When I say he's like a professor it's because he has deep (for his age), philosophical thoughts and in general is very reflective...and a bit dreamy, or "off in the clouds." He's not a professor in the sense of reeling off lots of facts. If anything, he's very strong at remembering <em>emotions</em>. As I was writing this he came in and said unprompted that he doesn't need a contract with me to know that I love him. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, in reviewing the ADD info on the site I was reminded of one useful thing the doctor said. I told him how Odin's teacher last year complained that he didn't pay attention in class (though he was not disruptive) and got little done when the children were given class time to work. I had asked the teacher whether she thought he might have inattentive ADD, and she said no because he scores very highly (98/99th percentile) on standardized tests, and inattentive kids can't get far enough on such tests to score highly. The doctor disagreed, saying that sometimes the inattentiveness only becomes apparent when the material becomes more difficult, while in fact it has been there all along. (And if Odin is only beginning to realize he has such a problem, wouldn't that explain at least part of the anxiety and depression?)</p><p></p><p>I give the doctor credit for referring us on; I guess he knew he was grasping at straws and out of his depth...and it's never a good sign when the metaphors start to pile up like that. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Yeah, I still think that even uttering the word Munchhausen's in a preliminary consultation is unconscionable, but you all helped me realize that I need just to let it go. The important thing is to move forward and get the right help for Odin.</p><p></p><p>Thanks again for being/maintaining such a wonderful community here. </p><p></p><p>Warm good wishes to you all, Ranny</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rannveig, post: 378522, member: 5689"] I went to bed last night very sad about everything, and then I woke up this morning and found these responses and felt a great deal of relief. Thank you Confuzzled, Fran, and Marg. I went to that website you recommended, Marg; thanks, it was really good. I found my son doesn't fit the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) criteria at all but definitely would seem to fall on the ADD-Inattentive spectrum. When I say he's like a professor it's because he has deep (for his age), philosophical thoughts and in general is very reflective...and a bit dreamy, or "off in the clouds." He's not a professor in the sense of reeling off lots of facts. If anything, he's very strong at remembering [I]emotions[/I]. As I was writing this he came in and said unprompted that he doesn't need a contract with me to know that I love him. Anyway, in reviewing the ADD info on the site I was reminded of one useful thing the doctor said. I told him how Odin's teacher last year complained that he didn't pay attention in class (though he was not disruptive) and got little done when the children were given class time to work. I had asked the teacher whether she thought he might have inattentive ADD, and she said no because he scores very highly (98/99th percentile) on standardized tests, and inattentive kids can't get far enough on such tests to score highly. The doctor disagreed, saying that sometimes the inattentiveness only becomes apparent when the material becomes more difficult, while in fact it has been there all along. (And if Odin is only beginning to realize he has such a problem, wouldn't that explain at least part of the anxiety and depression?) I give the doctor credit for referring us on; I guess he knew he was grasping at straws and out of his depth...and it's never a good sign when the metaphors start to pile up like that. :winking: Yeah, I still think that even uttering the word Munchhausen's in a preliminary consultation is unconscionable, but you all helped me realize that I need just to let it go. The important thing is to move forward and get the right help for Odin. Thanks again for being/maintaining such a wonderful community here. Warm good wishes to you all, Ranny [/QUOTE]
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