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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 312598" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi. Welcome. Sorry you have to be here. Did you get medical insurance and a subsidy when you adopted? That really helped us get good help for our son. We adopted a drug exposed little boy. The drugs alone cause neurological damage in many cases and the kids are three steps behind before they are even born. They are difficult children and require a lot of interventions and it's hard to diagnose them the way other kids are diagnosed because of the possible neurological damage. Also, there could alcohol problems because if birthmom took meth, she drank too and that can be devastating. For a good outlook, the kids really need a lot of interventions on a lot of fronts. The ODD is probably because of other problems...ODD rarely stands alone.</p><p></p><p>I took my son for intensive neuropsychologist evaluations...he puzzled everyone...he has symtpoms of autism. We also took him to a major clinic that really understands drug affected children. It's in Chicago. They probably have a clinic for drug affected children in all major cities. </p><p></p><p>Since your child was exposed to meth in utero her behavior likely has something to do with that. I'm going to post a link about what meth in utero can do to a child, but the best thing you can do is to take her to a specialized professional. There are many psychiatrists who don't understand the effects of drugs on children...it's not their field. Same with counselors and definitely educators.</p><p></p><p>I would see if there is a clinic you can take her to where the doctor in charge understands drug/alcohol affected children. My next choice would be a neuropsychologist to see if there is any deficits in functioning. That way you can make good choices for your daughter. My son is sixteen now and doing well, although he is on the autism spectrum. He was born with crack in his system.</p><p></p><p>Ok, here's a link about meth exposed children. It's bare-bones, but everything else I found was very technical:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.adoptive-parenting.com/drug-babies.html" target="_blank">http://www.adoptive-parenting.com/drug-babies.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 312598, member: 1550"] Hi. Welcome. Sorry you have to be here. Did you get medical insurance and a subsidy when you adopted? That really helped us get good help for our son. We adopted a drug exposed little boy. The drugs alone cause neurological damage in many cases and the kids are three steps behind before they are even born. They are difficult children and require a lot of interventions and it's hard to diagnose them the way other kids are diagnosed because of the possible neurological damage. Also, there could alcohol problems because if birthmom took meth, she drank too and that can be devastating. For a good outlook, the kids really need a lot of interventions on a lot of fronts. The ODD is probably because of other problems...ODD rarely stands alone. I took my son for intensive neuropsychologist evaluations...he puzzled everyone...he has symtpoms of autism. We also took him to a major clinic that really understands drug affected children. It's in Chicago. They probably have a clinic for drug affected children in all major cities. Since your child was exposed to meth in utero her behavior likely has something to do with that. I'm going to post a link about what meth in utero can do to a child, but the best thing you can do is to take her to a specialized professional. There are many psychiatrists who don't understand the effects of drugs on children...it's not their field. Same with counselors and definitely educators. I would see if there is a clinic you can take her to where the doctor in charge understands drug/alcohol affected children. My next choice would be a neuropsychologist to see if there is any deficits in functioning. That way you can make good choices for your daughter. My son is sixteen now and doing well, although he is on the autism spectrum. He was born with crack in his system. Ok, here's a link about meth exposed children. It's bare-bones, but everything else I found was very technical: [URL]http://www.adoptive-parenting.com/drug-babies.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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