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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 213237" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I'm wondering if your sister is on the autism spectrum. She really sounds a lot like it--functional yet not able to figure things out--at any rate, has she agreed to an evaluation for her daughter (it wouldn't hurt her to have one herself too)? She would have to sign for one. I highly recommend a neuropsychologist evaluation. They often catch things others don't. ADHD/ODD is a very common, but often very wrong diagnosis and I'd want another opinion and NeuroPsychs test every area of functioning and from 6-10 hours. I think they're well worth it. I also would NOT trust a school district to evaluate this child correctly. </p><p>I'm going to post an online test for autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). There are all sorts of autism from very low functioning to extremely high functioning to moderate and perhaps you can take the test with both your sister and your niece in mind. If she is on the spectrum that would explain why she doesn't seem to "get" life. I doubt if it's her lower IQ. Many people with lower IQs can still do simple life skills and your sister can't. Here's the test <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Welcome to the board.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html" target="_blank">http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 213237, member: 1550"] I'm wondering if your sister is on the autism spectrum. She really sounds a lot like it--functional yet not able to figure things out--at any rate, has she agreed to an evaluation for her daughter (it wouldn't hurt her to have one herself too)? She would have to sign for one. I highly recommend a neuropsychologist evaluation. They often catch things others don't. ADHD/ODD is a very common, but often very wrong diagnosis and I'd want another opinion and NeuroPsychs test every area of functioning and from 6-10 hours. I think they're well worth it. I also would NOT trust a school district to evaluate this child correctly. I'm going to post an online test for autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). There are all sorts of autism from very low functioning to extremely high functioning to moderate and perhaps you can take the test with both your sister and your niece in mind. If she is on the spectrum that would explain why she doesn't seem to "get" life. I doubt if it's her lower IQ. Many people with lower IQs can still do simple life skills and your sister can't. Here's the test :) Welcome to the board. [URL]http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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