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Diagnosed Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified.. is it really ADHD/ODD
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<blockquote data-quote="tictoc" data-source="post: 355762" data-attributes="member: 7916"><p>Hi WMA,</p><p>You are wise to move on to a psychiatrist. If, for whatever reason, ADHD medications are not working, it is good to be seen by a psychiatrist as you move towards other classes of medications. You son's history sounds so similar to my difficult child's...Bright eyed and energetic from birth...Charming to everyone for the first 5 minutes and then exhausting. My difficult child's official diagnosis's are Tourette Syndrome and ADHD, but he receives services through his school's Autism Inclusion Program (social skills deficits often co-occur with Tourette's Syndrome...but, more and more, I think we should just add Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) to our diagnosis list) and shows some signs of early onset Bipolar Disorder.</p><p> </p><p>Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified seems to capture much of what you have said about your son. And, ADHD medications don't work for everyone. They were a massive disaster for my difficult child, as was Zoloft. But, there are other things out there for your son. You mentioned that he has an aide and gets social skills therapy at school...Honestly, the social skills therapy has been the absolute best thing for my son. He goes twice a week during the school year and will attend a four week social skills program through the SD this summer. Occupational therapy and Adaptive PE have also helped a lot. </p><p> </p><p>And, of course, finding a good medication has been crucial.</p><p> </p><p>I often find myself asking "WhyMyChild?," too.</p><p>D</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tictoc, post: 355762, member: 7916"] Hi WMA, You are wise to move on to a psychiatrist. If, for whatever reason, ADHD medications are not working, it is good to be seen by a psychiatrist as you move towards other classes of medications. You son's history sounds so similar to my difficult child's...Bright eyed and energetic from birth...Charming to everyone for the first 5 minutes and then exhausting. My difficult child's official diagnosis's are Tourette Syndrome and ADHD, but he receives services through his school's Autism Inclusion Program (social skills deficits often co-occur with Tourette's Syndrome...but, more and more, I think we should just add Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) to our diagnosis list) and shows some signs of early onset Bipolar Disorder. Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified seems to capture much of what you have said about your son. And, ADHD medications don't work for everyone. They were a massive disaster for my difficult child, as was Zoloft. But, there are other things out there for your son. You mentioned that he has an aide and gets social skills therapy at school...Honestly, the social skills therapy has been the absolute best thing for my son. He goes twice a week during the school year and will attend a four week social skills program through the SD this summer. Occupational therapy and Adaptive PE have also helped a lot. And, of course, finding a good medication has been crucial. I often find myself asking "WhyMyChild?," too. D [/QUOTE]
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