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Challenging times - 12yr son and ADHD/ODD
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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 212594" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Hi Cali Dad, welcome.</p><p> </p><p>You're son sounds a bit Aspie-ish to me. The b&w thinking, the love of science ... I'd have another evaluation done by a neuropsychologist or someone else who specializes in spectrum disorders.</p><p>I think the ADHD is a symptom of something else, not a be-all and end-all diagnosis.</p><p>in my humble opinion.</p><p>My son is a bit Aspie (someone here signs her notes "Aspie-lite"--I love it!) and he, too, thinks in terms of b&w. If you say something and misspeak, Lord help you. You'll spend the next half hr explaining why you said it exactly the way you said it and you won't be able to remember, LOL!</p><p>My son works well with-small rewards--Reese's Peanut Butter Cups for taking his pills with-o argument, that sort of thing. Occasionally he will do things automatically with-o being asked, but it's pretty rare. Fri he brought in the mail with-o being asked. Woo hoo! I was so happy!</p><p>It's such a struggle to get him to bring in the groceries. He always insists he didn't want to go to the store and he didn't buy anything, so why should he help carry? I explain that he's a part of our family and he needs to chip in, and he doesn't "get it."</p><p>So then I say, "If you don't help me bring in the groceries, you don't get dinner, because the ingredients are all in the bags."</p><p>THAT kind of logic he understands!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 212594, member: 3419"] Hi Cali Dad, welcome. You're son sounds a bit Aspie-ish to me. The b&w thinking, the love of science ... I'd have another evaluation done by a neuropsychologist or someone else who specializes in spectrum disorders. I think the ADHD is a symptom of something else, not a be-all and end-all diagnosis. in my humble opinion. My son is a bit Aspie (someone here signs her notes "Aspie-lite"--I love it!) and he, too, thinks in terms of b&w. If you say something and misspeak, Lord help you. You'll spend the next half hr explaining why you said it exactly the way you said it and you won't be able to remember, LOL! My son works well with-small rewards--Reese's Peanut Butter Cups for taking his pills with-o argument, that sort of thing. Occasionally he will do things automatically with-o being asked, but it's pretty rare. Fri he brought in the mail with-o being asked. Woo hoo! I was so happy! It's such a struggle to get him to bring in the groceries. He always insists he didn't want to go to the store and he didn't buy anything, so why should he help carry? I explain that he's a part of our family and he needs to chip in, and he doesn't "get it." So then I say, "If you don't help me bring in the groceries, you don't get dinner, because the ingredients are all in the bags." THAT kind of logic he understands!!! [/QUOTE]
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