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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 213848" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>DAndrews, hi there.</p><p>My son was diagnosed with bipolar and put on heavy duty medications, and I knew he wasn't like other kids with bipolar. He didn't rage and he didn't seem that moody. He was just different, quirky, and a loner who sometimes seemed "out of it" and sometimes seemed very with it. We finally (age 11) took him to a neuropsychologist, a type of professional we had never heard of until a friend told us about it. He tested my son for ten hours. Before that, I was lucky if the psychiatrists looked at my son for more than ten minutes before pulling out the prescription pad. My son is adopted and his birthmother used drugs, so the psychiatrists all assumed he had to be either ADHD or bipolar. When my son came to us, at age two, he didn't talk, banged his head, tantrummed (as a toddler) and I thought "autism" but kept being told "no...he's too friendly...his eye contact is too good...blah, blah, blah"</p><p>He was diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified (atypical autism) at 11. Since then, with school help and no medication, he has taken off and, at 15, is doing GREAT. This is four medication-free years now (all those medications had cognitively dulled him). He hasn't had any rages, and he is much better socially now that he is getting interventions at school. He even went to Homecoming.</p><p>Go with your Mom Gut. See a neuropsychologist. There are a lot of Psychiatrists who really don't understand Aspergers or Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified because it's a Neurological problem, not a psychiatric condition...and they are conditioned to look for "psychiatric" and to prescribe medications. Some kids really need Psychiatrists and medications, but I recommend a seperate, non-biased neuropsychologist evaluation before you go to another Psychiatrist. Then take it from there. His psychiatrist at age 11, when we decided to do the neuropsychologist evaluation, said, "He CAN'T be autistic. He can go from one room to another with raging." I couldn't believe that this doctor, not too young and with a great reputation, didn't know squat about either Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified or Aspergers. I knew more than him. I think this lack of knowledge in many professionals is because Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified and Aspergers have only been recognized for a bit over ten years. Before that, you were "ADHD" or "mentally ill" and it was just tough. I digree...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 213848, member: 1550"] DAndrews, hi there. My son was diagnosed with bipolar and put on heavy duty medications, and I knew he wasn't like other kids with bipolar. He didn't rage and he didn't seem that moody. He was just different, quirky, and a loner who sometimes seemed "out of it" and sometimes seemed very with it. We finally (age 11) took him to a neuropsychologist, a type of professional we had never heard of until a friend told us about it. He tested my son for ten hours. Before that, I was lucky if the psychiatrists looked at my son for more than ten minutes before pulling out the prescription pad. My son is adopted and his birthmother used drugs, so the psychiatrists all assumed he had to be either ADHD or bipolar. When my son came to us, at age two, he didn't talk, banged his head, tantrummed (as a toddler) and I thought "autism" but kept being told "no...he's too friendly...his eye contact is too good...blah, blah, blah" He was diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified (atypical autism) at 11. Since then, with school help and no medication, he has taken off and, at 15, is doing GREAT. This is four medication-free years now (all those medications had cognitively dulled him). He hasn't had any rages, and he is much better socially now that he is getting interventions at school. He even went to Homecoming. Go with your Mom Gut. See a neuropsychologist. There are a lot of Psychiatrists who really don't understand Aspergers or Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified because it's a Neurological problem, not a psychiatric condition...and they are conditioned to look for "psychiatric" and to prescribe medications. Some kids really need Psychiatrists and medications, but I recommend a seperate, non-biased neuropsychologist evaluation before you go to another Psychiatrist. Then take it from there. His psychiatrist at age 11, when we decided to do the neuropsychologist evaluation, said, "He CAN'T be autistic. He can go from one room to another with raging." I couldn't believe that this doctor, not too young and with a great reputation, didn't know squat about either Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified or Aspergers. I knew more than him. I think this lack of knowledge in many professionals is because Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified and Aspergers have only been recognized for a bit over ten years. Before that, you were "ADHD" or "mentally ill" and it was just tough. I digree... [/QUOTE]
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