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Help!!! My son was just diagnosed with bipolar/odd
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 411364" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I have a few questions that can help us help you.</p><p></p><p>1/What kind of professional diagnosed him. Has he ever had a neuropsychologist evaluation?</p><p></p><p>2/Are there psychiatric problems on either side of his genetic family tree? Any substance abuse on either side (remember, this is his genetics, not who is raising him)</p><p></p><p>3/How was his early development---speech, eye contact, motor skills, his ability then and now to relate to his same age peers? Any obsessions or quirks? Does he know how to hold a give-and-take conversation? </p><p></p><p>My son was misdiagnosed, first with ADHD/ODD then with bipolar. He has neither. Instead he is on the autism spectrum, high functioning and that's why medications made him worse and therapy didn't help him at all. He is 17 now and doing quite well, considering. He has been off all medications since age 11 and obviously has no mood disorder and has turned into a couch potato after bouncing off the walls as a child. He does have severe social and life skill problems (Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)). But he's a great kid who is always willing to help with a smile and he has no behavior problems now. So I wouldn't trust any evaluation completely, but the most thorough diagnosticians we have are NeuroPsychs. Heredity plays a big role in disorders/behavior as well. DO NOT trust any school evaluations. They Hoover <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Welcome to the board, but sorry you had to be here :/ You may want to do a signature like I have below <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 411364, member: 1550"] I have a few questions that can help us help you. 1/What kind of professional diagnosed him. Has he ever had a neuropsychologist evaluation? 2/Are there psychiatric problems on either side of his genetic family tree? Any substance abuse on either side (remember, this is his genetics, not who is raising him) 3/How was his early development---speech, eye contact, motor skills, his ability then and now to relate to his same age peers? Any obsessions or quirks? Does he know how to hold a give-and-take conversation? My son was misdiagnosed, first with ADHD/ODD then with bipolar. He has neither. Instead he is on the autism spectrum, high functioning and that's why medications made him worse and therapy didn't help him at all. He is 17 now and doing quite well, considering. He has been off all medications since age 11 and obviously has no mood disorder and has turned into a couch potato after bouncing off the walls as a child. He does have severe social and life skill problems (Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)). But he's a great kid who is always willing to help with a smile and he has no behavior problems now. So I wouldn't trust any evaluation completely, but the most thorough diagnosticians we have are NeuroPsychs. Heredity plays a big role in disorders/behavior as well. DO NOT trust any school evaluations. They Hoover :) Welcome to the board, but sorry you had to be here :/ You may want to do a signature like I have below :) [/QUOTE]
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