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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 461851" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Malika - </p><p>Conners isn't one that I'm familiar with,so I can't speak to that in particular.</p><p>The testing protocols here for ADHD all involve multiple tools, not just one - I'd be wary of relying on a single tool.</p><p>The executive functions component - which does seem to be where J fits, from what you have posted - can be attributed to a wide range of dxes, and some kids don't seem to fit any diagnosis but still map over-the-top for executive functions problems.</p><p></p><p>In practice, there are differences of definition from one country to another. So... in France, the psychiatrist may say that he's seen other kids with ADHD who do not have inattentive symptoms - while we were told the opposite by multiple specialists (that is, that some level of dysfunctional inattentiveness is a requirement, even if the hyperactivity component drives the diagnosis, because in the absense of inattentiveness, the symptoms are probably better explained by an alternative diagnosis). In which case, the meaning of ADHD may in practice be subtilly different.</p><p></p><p>But that's just what WE were told.</p><p></p><p>You make a really interesting statement in your last post, though:</p><p></p><p>Maybe not a Dad, exactly... but kids swing in their need to relate to the same vs. opposite gender - sometimes one, sometimes the other.</p><p>He is at an age where a significant positive male role model would probably be a factor. Uncles, grandfathers, older cousins, etc. - any of these can have the same effect, if they are around on a day-to-day basis (i.e. more than just "school holidays"). Not that these are something you can arrange at will, either!</p><p>Here - they have something called Big Brothers, which will match a screened male volunteer with a boy age 6-12 or so, for interaction and activities once or twice a week. Not sure if France - or your specific area - has anything similar?</p><p></p><p>Positive note with that "change of voice" trick. Its part of the "humor" family of tactics, really - and is <em><u>often</u></em> really effective.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 461851, member: 11791"] Malika - Conners isn't one that I'm familiar with,so I can't speak to that in particular. The testing protocols here for ADHD all involve multiple tools, not just one - I'd be wary of relying on a single tool. The executive functions component - which does seem to be where J fits, from what you have posted - can be attributed to a wide range of dxes, and some kids don't seem to fit any diagnosis but still map over-the-top for executive functions problems. In practice, there are differences of definition from one country to another. So... in France, the psychiatrist may say that he's seen other kids with ADHD who do not have inattentive symptoms - while we were told the opposite by multiple specialists (that is, that some level of dysfunctional inattentiveness is a requirement, even if the hyperactivity component drives the diagnosis, because in the absense of inattentiveness, the symptoms are probably better explained by an alternative diagnosis). In which case, the meaning of ADHD may in practice be subtilly different. But that's just what WE were told. You make a really interesting statement in your last post, though: Maybe not a Dad, exactly... but kids swing in their need to relate to the same vs. opposite gender - sometimes one, sometimes the other. He is at an age where a significant positive male role model would probably be a factor. Uncles, grandfathers, older cousins, etc. - any of these can have the same effect, if they are around on a day-to-day basis (i.e. more than just "school holidays"). Not that these are something you can arrange at will, either! Here - they have something called Big Brothers, which will match a screened male volunteer with a boy age 6-12 or so, for interaction and activities once or twice a week. Not sure if France - or your specific area - has anything similar? Positive note with that "change of voice" trick. Its part of the "humor" family of tactics, really - and is [I][U]often[/U][/I] really effective. [/QUOTE]
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