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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 529170" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I am sorry that this happened to you. Did you see a neuropsychologist? I mean, some sock, just like some are great. And, of course, it may be different in Canada...not sure.</p><p></p><p>If a child is raging and acting out in school, there is probably a big diagnosis. If there isn't one it is very hard to get services. The neuropsychs know the right wording. Bipolar...you will get services. Autism...for sure. ADHD...only sometimes and usually only if there are co-morbids. Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) alone? Not sure. My daughter had it, but she had so many other LDs to go along with it she got to go to the Learning Disability (LD) class...she was a non-reader in third grade. She also had ADD. Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)? Not sure anyone in the US school world ever heard of it. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) alone? Probably, if it is evident and affects the child's learning. My son (oldest) has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and before medications this very intelligent young man had to drop out of college because he couldn't stop counting the Professor's words so he could not concentrate on anything other than that. In high school this would have been grounds for interventions, but he did not have the symptoms in high school.</p><p></p><p>I always recommend a neuropsychologist first. Usually the big issues bring along the other ones. Say you have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). You are apt to also have sensory integration disorder, processing problems, attention problems, learning problems etc. and they ALL get helped because Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) *has* to be accomodated in school. Bipolar? The rages, inattentiveness and other issues are addressed as well. Or they should be. Also, there is often leeway toward behavioral issues...it is harder to suspend a mentally ill child.</p><p></p><p>In the state of Wisconsin, there are certain disorders that MUST be addressed and the ones not listed you really have to fight to get help for, if you even can. Here is kind of an amusing story and example. My son's first diagnosis was ADHD/ODD. He had been behind in school, like many Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids, but also, like many, caught up in language, at least on the surface. Still, the school would not believe anything was wrong and would not accomodate him at all.</p><p></p><p>The day we brought his Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified diagnosis. to school, there was a big flutter to help him because that is a form of autism. They even easily allowed us to transfer him to another school, at their expense along with free bus service door-to-door, to get him to a program that was better for an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kid's needs. We never had any trouble with the school after that...hehe. It's partly politics...and knowing the ropes.</p><p></p><p>Sonic graduates this year. He is 88% better than when he started out and his diagnosis got him there. He could barely function in school before all of his interventions. Now he will be about, well, 88% independent and I am really happy with the services he got. He is also getting adult services to help him become as independent as possible, including employment and housing, which would not happen if his diagnosis had been, say, Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) alone. Anyhow, this is my story. <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: 529170, member: 1550"] I am sorry that this happened to you. Did you see a neuropsychologist? I mean, some sock, just like some are great. And, of course, it may be different in Canada...not sure. If a child is raging and acting out in school, there is probably a big diagnosis. If there isn't one it is very hard to get services. The neuropsychs know the right wording. Bipolar...you will get services. Autism...for sure. ADHD...only sometimes and usually only if there are co-morbids. Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) alone? Not sure. My daughter had it, but she had so many other LDs to go along with it she got to go to the Learning Disability (LD) class...she was a non-reader in third grade. She also had ADD. Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)? Not sure anyone in the US school world ever heard of it. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) alone? Probably, if it is evident and affects the child's learning. My son (oldest) has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and before medications this very intelligent young man had to drop out of college because he couldn't stop counting the Professor's words so he could not concentrate on anything other than that. In high school this would have been grounds for interventions, but he did not have the symptoms in high school. I always recommend a neuropsychologist first. Usually the big issues bring along the other ones. Say you have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). You are apt to also have sensory integration disorder, processing problems, attention problems, learning problems etc. and they ALL get helped because Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) *has* to be accomodated in school. Bipolar? The rages, inattentiveness and other issues are addressed as well. Or they should be. Also, there is often leeway toward behavioral issues...it is harder to suspend a mentally ill child. In the state of Wisconsin, there are certain disorders that MUST be addressed and the ones not listed you really have to fight to get help for, if you even can. Here is kind of an amusing story and example. My son's first diagnosis was ADHD/ODD. He had been behind in school, like many Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids, but also, like many, caught up in language, at least on the surface. Still, the school would not believe anything was wrong and would not accomodate him at all. The day we brought his Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified diagnosis. to school, there was a big flutter to help him because that is a form of autism. They even easily allowed us to transfer him to another school, at their expense along with free bus service door-to-door, to get him to a program that was better for an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kid's needs. We never had any trouble with the school after that...hehe. It's partly politics...and knowing the ropes. Sonic graduates this year. He is 88% better than when he started out and his diagnosis got him there. He could barely function in school before all of his interventions. Now he will be about, well, 88% independent and I am really happy with the services he got. He is also getting adult services to help him become as independent as possible, including employment and housing, which would not happen if his diagnosis had been, say, Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) alone. Anyhow, this is my story. :) [/QUOTE]
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