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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 193469" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Vid, this is my opinion. Have her evaluated by a neuropsychologist. Reading symptoms and lists on pages doesn't work. They are misleading and it really takes an expert to decipher what is going on. NeuroPsychs really do a good job. They tested my son for ten hours. Not only do they uncover disorders, but they pick up things like executive function problems, Learning Disability (LD) problems, and other quirky neurological issues that pediatricians, therapists and even regular Psychiatrists can and do miss. There are no real lists that guarantee a child has or does not have a disorder because every single child manifests a disorder a different way. I know it's hard to hav a child evaluated...I've been there. But it's so much better than guessing. When a child has over-the-top behaviors, the child as well as you are suffering. I think the most compassionate solution is to search out the best, most intensive help possible and bravely face the unknown. It can take YEARS to figure out what is wrong, so it's best to start early, and to get very aggressive interventions which can help our kids for life. It just is very rare, if ever, that ODD stands by itself. We have only one chatter here whose child has never been diagnosed with anything other than ODD. IF it were me, I'd take her in and have the whole nine yards. And I'd do it again in two years, just like you take a child in for a physical check up every so often. The problems do not just disappear, but they can be helped and the ODD symptoms can disappear (yes, actually disappear) with the right interventions. Waiting and hoping things get better usually doesn't work. I hope you decide to do get a neuropsychologist evaluation, but if you don't, I'm still with ya and I wish you good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 193469, member: 1550"] Vid, this is my opinion. Have her evaluated by a neuropsychologist. Reading symptoms and lists on pages doesn't work. They are misleading and it really takes an expert to decipher what is going on. NeuroPsychs really do a good job. They tested my son for ten hours. Not only do they uncover disorders, but they pick up things like executive function problems, Learning Disability (LD) problems, and other quirky neurological issues that pediatricians, therapists and even regular Psychiatrists can and do miss. There are no real lists that guarantee a child has or does not have a disorder because every single child manifests a disorder a different way. I know it's hard to hav a child evaluated...I've been there. But it's so much better than guessing. When a child has over-the-top behaviors, the child as well as you are suffering. I think the most compassionate solution is to search out the best, most intensive help possible and bravely face the unknown. It can take YEARS to figure out what is wrong, so it's best to start early, and to get very aggressive interventions which can help our kids for life. It just is very rare, if ever, that ODD stands by itself. We have only one chatter here whose child has never been diagnosed with anything other than ODD. IF it were me, I'd take her in and have the whole nine yards. And I'd do it again in two years, just like you take a child in for a physical check up every so often. The problems do not just disappear, but they can be helped and the ODD symptoms can disappear (yes, actually disappear) with the right interventions. Waiting and hoping things get better usually doesn't work. I hope you decide to do get a neuropsychologist evaluation, but if you don't, I'm still with ya and I wish you good luck. [/QUOTE]
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