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Been to psychiatrist today....new diagnosis
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<blockquote data-quote="Malika" data-source="post: 444966" data-attributes="member: 11227"><p>Hello. I think diagnosis is a bit of a minefield and certainly initially a hit-and-miss affair. I don't myself see how one can make a diagnosis of anything after 10 minutes with a child and 30 minutes with the parents. And, with all due respect to the knowledgeable and wise souls on this forum, diagnosis by internet is equally fallible, I would think. You need to get more and second opinions. And then symptoms seem to overlap, there is no neat dividing line. For example, I don't think my son is Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (no professional - he's seen quite a few by now! - has suggested he is), but he too treats adults in the same way he treats children. I have sometimes wondered if he has some form of Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), although he doesn't seem to fit the range of diagnostic criteria for that. </p><p>My own sense is the more people independently agree on a diagnosis, the more reliable it is. At the same time, this is not to say that your doctor is necessarily WRONG. Just that you maybe need to reserve judgement a little longer. </p><p>Horse therapy sounds great. Please keep us posted on how the medications are working.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malika, post: 444966, member: 11227"] Hello. I think diagnosis is a bit of a minefield and certainly initially a hit-and-miss affair. I don't myself see how one can make a diagnosis of anything after 10 minutes with a child and 30 minutes with the parents. And, with all due respect to the knowledgeable and wise souls on this forum, diagnosis by internet is equally fallible, I would think. You need to get more and second opinions. And then symptoms seem to overlap, there is no neat dividing line. For example, I don't think my son is Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (no professional - he's seen quite a few by now! - has suggested he is), but he too treats adults in the same way he treats children. I have sometimes wondered if he has some form of Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), although he doesn't seem to fit the range of diagnostic criteria for that. My own sense is the more people independently agree on a diagnosis, the more reliable it is. At the same time, this is not to say that your doctor is necessarily WRONG. Just that you maybe need to reserve judgement a little longer. Horse therapy sounds great. Please keep us posted on how the medications are working. [/QUOTE]
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