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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 305483" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I'm tired, so I hope I read this right.</p><p></p><p>I think you just haven't taken him to the right type of diagnostician. If I were in your shoes, and with hindsight, I would take him to a neuropsychologist. Rather than your ten minutes you'll get six to ten hours and a MUCH better idea of what is going on with him. Nobody can diagnose something in ten minutes and that's probably why you really don't know what's going on. NeuroPsychs can be found at children's and university hospitals. I think you'll be very pleased if you take him to one. The testing is very intensive and covers all areas. This is a PhD psychologist with extra training in how the brain works. in my opinion they're the best at figuring out what is wrong with a child. My layman's opinion is that it sounds <strong><em>very much </em></strong>like he could be on the high functioning end of the autism spectrum. These kids have many of the problems you described and also are very Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and full of irrational fears and they hate change and are delayed emotionally and socially. He isn't crazy, he is wired differently and I wouldn't call the police on such a young child and I'd have him evaluated before putting him in a psychiatric hospital. There is a good chance it's not a psychiatric problem, but if you put him into a hospital, they will most likely say it is, even if it's not, because psychiatric hospitals aren't all that hot at spotting neurological problems. Heck, I have bipolar and have been in adult psychiatric hospitals three times...in my opinion, they aren't all that good at ANYTHING because they are short-term and eager to usher you home. But you do need to take him in for a pre-planned neuropsychologist evaluation at least before things do escalate. JMO of course. We are all just parents. Good luck and welcome to the board.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 305483, member: 1550"] I'm tired, so I hope I read this right. I think you just haven't taken him to the right type of diagnostician. If I were in your shoes, and with hindsight, I would take him to a neuropsychologist. Rather than your ten minutes you'll get six to ten hours and a MUCH better idea of what is going on with him. Nobody can diagnose something in ten minutes and that's probably why you really don't know what's going on. NeuroPsychs can be found at children's and university hospitals. I think you'll be very pleased if you take him to one. The testing is very intensive and covers all areas. This is a PhD psychologist with extra training in how the brain works. in my opinion they're the best at figuring out what is wrong with a child. My layman's opinion is that it sounds [B][I]very much [/I][/B]like he could be on the high functioning end of the autism spectrum. These kids have many of the problems you described and also are very Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and full of irrational fears and they hate change and are delayed emotionally and socially. He isn't crazy, he is wired differently and I wouldn't call the police on such a young child and I'd have him evaluated before putting him in a psychiatric hospital. There is a good chance it's not a psychiatric problem, but if you put him into a hospital, they will most likely say it is, even if it's not, because psychiatric hospitals aren't all that hot at spotting neurological problems. Heck, I have bipolar and have been in adult psychiatric hospitals three times...in my opinion, they aren't all that good at ANYTHING because they are short-term and eager to usher you home. But you do need to take him in for a pre-planned neuropsychologist evaluation at least before things do escalate. JMO of course. We are all just parents. Good luck and welcome to the board. [/QUOTE]
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