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<blockquote data-quote="ajsoftware" data-source="post: 428751" data-attributes="member: 11975"><p>Thank you to all who have replied thus far! He got the diagnosis. from a neuropsychologist. He did ADD testing, intelligence testing, etc., and determined that there were no indications of any kind of ADD or ADHD, or of Asperger's. If you look at the symptoms of ODD that are written out there, he's got every single one, and very few for Asperger's that are not overlapping. I am in the Special Education. field, so I'm very familiar with Aspergers, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), and Autism, and I am inclined to think that's not the case for him as well. </p><p></p><p>The neuropsychologist who saw him emailed me and said to call him tonight to discuss this. We have our therapy appointment. on Thurs., and I emailed the therapist to give her a heads-up as well. </p><p></p><p>Luckily for us, the school has been very cooperative. His current teacher really "gets" him, and has worked very hard this year to help us. The school principal used to be the head of our district's Special Education. dept., so she understands it well. We have a 504 in place with accommodations that help him get more immediate rewards and consequences, as he responds better this way than some of the general school policies. It's not perfect by a longshot, but at least he's not being singled out anymore as the "bad" kid. He's also very bright, and excels in academics, and when he gets rewarded for that, he is very happy.</p><p></p><p>Thanks, and I will keep you posted after I talk with the doctor tonight.</p><p></p><p>-Anita</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ajsoftware, post: 428751, member: 11975"] Thank you to all who have replied thus far! He got the diagnosis. from a neuropsychologist. He did ADD testing, intelligence testing, etc., and determined that there were no indications of any kind of ADD or ADHD, or of Asperger's. If you look at the symptoms of ODD that are written out there, he's got every single one, and very few for Asperger's that are not overlapping. I am in the Special Education. field, so I'm very familiar with Aspergers, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), and Autism, and I am inclined to think that's not the case for him as well. The neuropsychologist who saw him emailed me and said to call him tonight to discuss this. We have our therapy appointment. on Thurs., and I emailed the therapist to give her a heads-up as well. Luckily for us, the school has been very cooperative. His current teacher really "gets" him, and has worked very hard this year to help us. The school principal used to be the head of our district's Special Education. dept., so she understands it well. We have a 504 in place with accommodations that help him get more immediate rewards and consequences, as he responds better this way than some of the general school policies. It's not perfect by a longshot, but at least he's not being singled out anymore as the "bad" kid. He's also very bright, and excels in academics, and when he gets rewarded for that, he is very happy. Thanks, and I will keep you posted after I talk with the doctor tonight. -Anita [/QUOTE]
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