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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 461644" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I noticed. Seems that other places seem to call everything ADHD until the kids are older. Some diagnose autistic spectrum disorders though. I'm not sure you can accurately know what bipolar is in children. My son was misdiagnosed with it and I'm sorry we ever heard the word...and the medications. However, I also think certain behaviors are a foreshadowing of things to come, some which may be bipolar disorder. </p><p>I think a lot of bipolar diagnosis. are actually regular depression/mood disorders in kids. Although other countries may not diagnose them in children, I had that as a child without any doubt and it continued and got worse as I grew older. But actual bipolar? I didn't have that...I still don't have typical bipolar. I wonder how many children diagnosed with bipolar will actually end up with clearcut bipolar when they are adults. </p><p> On the other hand, I do think in certain other countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is misdiagnosed as ADHD and Ritalin is handed out as a catchall for everything. I'm not quite convinced ADHD ever stands alone. </p><p>So much to think about when there are no blood tests.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 461644, member: 1550"] I noticed. Seems that other places seem to call everything ADHD until the kids are older. Some diagnose autistic spectrum disorders though. I'm not sure you can accurately know what bipolar is in children. My son was misdiagnosed with it and I'm sorry we ever heard the word...and the medications. However, I also think certain behaviors are a foreshadowing of things to come, some which may be bipolar disorder. I think a lot of bipolar diagnosis. are actually regular depression/mood disorders in kids. Although other countries may not diagnose them in children, I had that as a child without any doubt and it continued and got worse as I grew older. But actual bipolar? I didn't have that...I still don't have typical bipolar. I wonder how many children diagnosed with bipolar will actually end up with clearcut bipolar when they are adults. On the other hand, I do think in certain other countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is misdiagnosed as ADHD and Ritalin is handed out as a catchall for everything. I'm not quite convinced ADHD ever stands alone. So much to think about when there are no blood tests. [/QUOTE]
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