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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 609786" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I didn't read all the responses, nor did I reread my own...lol, but my son's bio. mom used at least cocaine, which we know because he was born with it in his system. My son also had a lot of behaviors like your son does, at least at a young age. Your son's behaviors are more likely due to the drugs than to ADHD. My son was hyper off-the-charts, but not due to ADHD, although that was his first diagnosis.</p><p></p><p>These drugs cause problems in the developing brain and it is probably not as easy a diagnosis as saying, "He has ADHD." Just get all the interventions you can and be glad he isn't worse off. I am very happy that Sonic only has high functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). It could have been far worse. Anger and aggression are common in drug affected children, but Sonic doesn't have that either. It's very individual what these drugs do to each individual child. I also figure that if a woman uses serious drugs while pregnant, at some point in time she probably got drunk. Drinking is actually worse for a developing fetus than even cocaine. Or so I was told by a special clinic in Chicago where they only see substance affected children. by the way, a child can be very eager to socialize, but have serious socialization issues which usually show up once the child is expected to have give-and-take and heart-to-heart conversations rather than more running around fun. My son had tons of friends in kindergarten, but that fell apart as he got older. He is still very talkative and social around those he trusts, but does not have good social skills nor can he read body language or figure out how to fit into a group.</p><p></p><p>Keep an eye on him and take him to a neuropsychologist. Expect some learning issues and behavior problems. Be open to anything. Such is the life of a mother whose adopted child was exposed to substances in utero :/ Lots of strangeness and many question marks that won't be answered until he is grown!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 609786, member: 1550"] I didn't read all the responses, nor did I reread my own...lol, but my son's bio. mom used at least cocaine, which we know because he was born with it in his system. My son also had a lot of behaviors like your son does, at least at a young age. Your son's behaviors are more likely due to the drugs than to ADHD. My son was hyper off-the-charts, but not due to ADHD, although that was his first diagnosis. These drugs cause problems in the developing brain and it is probably not as easy a diagnosis as saying, "He has ADHD." Just get all the interventions you can and be glad he isn't worse off. I am very happy that Sonic only has high functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). It could have been far worse. Anger and aggression are common in drug affected children, but Sonic doesn't have that either. It's very individual what these drugs do to each individual child. I also figure that if a woman uses serious drugs while pregnant, at some point in time she probably got drunk. Drinking is actually worse for a developing fetus than even cocaine. Or so I was told by a special clinic in Chicago where they only see substance affected children. by the way, a child can be very eager to socialize, but have serious socialization issues which usually show up once the child is expected to have give-and-take and heart-to-heart conversations rather than more running around fun. My son had tons of friends in kindergarten, but that fell apart as he got older. He is still very talkative and social around those he trusts, but does not have good social skills nor can he read body language or figure out how to fit into a group. Keep an eye on him and take him to a neuropsychologist. Expect some learning issues and behavior problems. Be open to anything. Such is the life of a mother whose adopted child was exposed to substances in utero :/ Lots of strangeness and many question marks that won't be answered until he is grown!! [/QUOTE]
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