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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 354342" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I would not take a psychologist ruling something out in a six year old too seriously. Just in my humble opinion, but children at that age often do not show some or many facets of the problems that they will have. Unless they fit a specific diagnosis exactly 100%, the name of the disorder will evolve with with time as new things show up, old things change, etc... It is the nature of children to not show all they will be/do/have/need at such a young age.</p><p></p><p>I would strongly suggest contacting a children's hospital or large university teaching hospital to find a child and adolescent certified psychiatrist and a neuropsychologist. You want complete testing to figure out exactly what you are dealing with. It may take months to get in to see the doctor, so the sooner you can schedule the better. Call and find out what they have and then go see your pediatrician or primary care doctor and tell them you need referrals to X hospital psychiatry dept and psychology dept. The children's hospital in my state has the neuropsychologist located in the neurology office, so don't skip calling there if you cannot find one. It will take a lot of phone calls. You will need to tell the various people clearly what you need. Be persistent. </p><p></p><p>It is a good idea to keep the diary or log of how difficult child acted starting today if possible. Write down all incidents, what you did and didn't do, how he responded, etc... This will be incredibly helpful. If possible take some video of him raging or showing other behaviors. Sometimes this speaks more clearly than anything else. </p><p></p><p>We have a format for a Parent Report on this site. It does NOT take place of your diary, but it is a way of organizing all the info about your child into one place, one overall document that holds everything you remember. It was worked out by warrior moms here on the site as a way to keep track of everything and to let docs know all the info about our complicated difficult children. It can be incredibly helpful. It is located in the FAQ/Board Help section under MDE/parent Input. Here is a link to it: <a href="http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/f7/parent-input-multi-disciplinary-evaluation-10/" target="_blank">http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/f7/parent-input-multi-disciplinary-evaluation-10/</a></p><p></p><p>Welcome to our board. I look forward to getting to know you better.</p><p></p><p>Susie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 354342, member: 1233"] I would not take a psychologist ruling something out in a six year old too seriously. Just in my humble opinion, but children at that age often do not show some or many facets of the problems that they will have. Unless they fit a specific diagnosis exactly 100%, the name of the disorder will evolve with with time as new things show up, old things change, etc... It is the nature of children to not show all they will be/do/have/need at such a young age. I would strongly suggest contacting a children's hospital or large university teaching hospital to find a child and adolescent certified psychiatrist and a neuropsychologist. You want complete testing to figure out exactly what you are dealing with. It may take months to get in to see the doctor, so the sooner you can schedule the better. Call and find out what they have and then go see your pediatrician or primary care doctor and tell them you need referrals to X hospital psychiatry dept and psychology dept. The children's hospital in my state has the neuropsychologist located in the neurology office, so don't skip calling there if you cannot find one. It will take a lot of phone calls. You will need to tell the various people clearly what you need. Be persistent. It is a good idea to keep the diary or log of how difficult child acted starting today if possible. Write down all incidents, what you did and didn't do, how he responded, etc... This will be incredibly helpful. If possible take some video of him raging or showing other behaviors. Sometimes this speaks more clearly than anything else. We have a format for a Parent Report on this site. It does NOT take place of your diary, but it is a way of organizing all the info about your child into one place, one overall document that holds everything you remember. It was worked out by warrior moms here on the site as a way to keep track of everything and to let docs know all the info about our complicated difficult children. It can be incredibly helpful. It is located in the FAQ/Board Help section under MDE/parent Input. Here is a link to it: [url]http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/f7/parent-input-multi-disciplinary-evaluation-10/[/url] Welcome to our board. I look forward to getting to know you better. Susie [/QUOTE]
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