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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 461841" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Malika - </p><p>Just me on a ramble like usual, but I've been thinking...</p><p></p><p>J is young. Too young for most dxes, and the way he "presents" doesn't add up for the kinds of dxes that can be picked up this young, like Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). But... having spent something like 15 years researching ADD/ADHD, and a strong family history of it (multi-generational, across large family tree)... nothing about J really adds up for ADHD either. </p><p></p><p>The reason I'm bringing this up is... this may be part of why the teacher doesn't understand. No matter what materials you give her on ADHD, it doesn't match up with J. So, the next step is that she then discounts whatever other input you are trying to give.</p><p></p><p>When we decided <u>we</u> were going to have to be the drivers and do all the research and then find professionals to back us... it took hundreds (more likely thousands) of hours of research. Down hundreds of dead-ends - but, each dead-end meant one more area that it "couldn't be".</p><p></p><p></p><p>You have two things on your side right now... </p><p>1) J. is young - so, there is time to allow things to develop a bit here and see what happens next... how much of the issue is in fact a maturity thing? do other symptoms show up later?</p><p></p><p>2) Medical science continues to evolve. Things that were completely "unknown" or at least unknown in practice, are becoming known now - things like Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), for example. New tags are out there now, that didn't exist when I did the bulk of my research 2-4 years ago... like TDD. Somehow, find a way to keep on top of these developments - try them on for size, take what you can use.</p><p></p><p>And for school? You have a psychiatrist/therapist problem, anyway... which doesn't help - but sometimes a "not otherwise specified" diagnosis makes a good placeholder... as in "anxiety disorder not otherwise specified" or "mood disorder not otherwise specified" or whatever. THIS flags for the school that the student has a "measurable issue" as per the psychiatrist, but we don't quite know the details. Recommendations are then possible... </p><p></p><p>Just some thoughts...</p><p>As it is already tomorrow where you are... hope "today" today goes well for you!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 461841, member: 11791"] Malika - Just me on a ramble like usual, but I've been thinking... J is young. Too young for most dxes, and the way he "presents" doesn't add up for the kinds of dxes that can be picked up this young, like Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). But... having spent something like 15 years researching ADD/ADHD, and a strong family history of it (multi-generational, across large family tree)... nothing about J really adds up for ADHD either. The reason I'm bringing this up is... this may be part of why the teacher doesn't understand. No matter what materials you give her on ADHD, it doesn't match up with J. So, the next step is that she then discounts whatever other input you are trying to give. When we decided [U]we[/U] were going to have to be the drivers and do all the research and then find professionals to back us... it took hundreds (more likely thousands) of hours of research. Down hundreds of dead-ends - but, each dead-end meant one more area that it "couldn't be". You have two things on your side right now... 1) J. is young - so, there is time to allow things to develop a bit here and see what happens next... how much of the issue is in fact a maturity thing? do other symptoms show up later? 2) Medical science continues to evolve. Things that were completely "unknown" or at least unknown in practice, are becoming known now - things like Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), for example. New tags are out there now, that didn't exist when I did the bulk of my research 2-4 years ago... like TDD. Somehow, find a way to keep on top of these developments - try them on for size, take what you can use. And for school? You have a psychiatrist/therapist problem, anyway... which doesn't help - but sometimes a "not otherwise specified" diagnosis makes a good placeholder... as in "anxiety disorder not otherwise specified" or "mood disorder not otherwise specified" or whatever. THIS flags for the school that the student has a "measurable issue" as per the psychiatrist, but we don't quite know the details. Recommendations are then possible... Just some thoughts... As it is already tomorrow where you are... hope "today" today goes well for you! [/QUOTE]
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