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Anyone that had child diagnoised as early as 5?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 262733" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>neuropsychologist evaluations are the best ones. They don't rely on kids acting up and they run actual tests for everything and anything. That's what I'd do. This child has some very serious issues that can turn into worse things. I'd want the whole she-bang diagnostic bit, not just a therapist waiting to see a kid act out. Therapists, even psychologists, are often terrible diagnosticians. Good luck, whatever you decide. I seriously doubt if this is just ADHD. And in my opinion it's not going to respond just to normal behavioral therapy methods--hurting animals and people can be very serious and even the great "The Explosive Child" book in my opinion is not enough. This child will need a total evaluation and intensive treatment, depending on what is found in the evaluation. I sadly had an eleven year old foster child who was a total sociopath only we didn't know it for a while. He ended up killing two of our dogs and sexually abusing the younger kids. We learned from CPS and social workers and psychiatrists that there are three BIG red flags for sociopathic behavior in kids: harming animals, setting fires (obsession with fire) and peeing and pooping in inappropriate places. You don't want it to get to that point. Please be proactive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 262733, member: 1550"] neuropsychologist evaluations are the best ones. They don't rely on kids acting up and they run actual tests for everything and anything. That's what I'd do. This child has some very serious issues that can turn into worse things. I'd want the whole she-bang diagnostic bit, not just a therapist waiting to see a kid act out. Therapists, even psychologists, are often terrible diagnosticians. Good luck, whatever you decide. I seriously doubt if this is just ADHD. And in my opinion it's not going to respond just to normal behavioral therapy methods--hurting animals and people can be very serious and even the great "The Explosive Child" book in my opinion is not enough. This child will need a total evaluation and intensive treatment, depending on what is found in the evaluation. I sadly had an eleven year old foster child who was a total sociopath only we didn't know it for a while. He ended up killing two of our dogs and sexually abusing the younger kids. We learned from CPS and social workers and psychiatrists that there are three BIG red flags for sociopathic behavior in kids: harming animals, setting fires (obsession with fire) and peeing and pooping in inappropriate places. You don't want it to get to that point. Please be proactive. [/QUOTE]
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