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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 271773" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi there.</p><p></p><p>I think ADHD/ODD is probably not the true diagnosis. Just a gut feeling from your explanation of your boy, plus my own 100 wrong diagnoses for my own son. The first diagnosis. is often ADHD/ODD. It is often NOT the last one.</p><p></p><p> Diagnoses tend to change--if bio. mom has mental health issues they are inherited. Obviously something isn't right with him. I'd get a second opinioni and I"d take him to a neuropsychologist, then a child psychiatrist. Did Mom do any drugs or drink while pregnant? That could have permanantly affected both children. How do they do in school? Do they have friends? Do you know if they had any early speech delays that maybe resolved (but that is still important). Obviously, what has been done isn't working. I'd want a fresh evaluation, and a very thorough ones, one BOTH boys. One last thing--were they ever sexually or physically abused?</p><p>On the spanking, in my opinion it won't do squat for a twelve year old. I used to wish my parents would spank me rather than punish me by my teen years. Plus in my opinion it gives out a bad message to a child already prone to "iffy" behavior. In the long run, spankings won't do the trick. Anyone who thinks "spank him and he'll behave" is clueless. There is something wrong with him.</p><p>Get him to a private neuropsychologist <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":tongue:" title="tongue :tongue:" data-shortname=":tongue:" /> You can find them at university hospitals and children's hospitals. You may need a doctor's referral, but we didn't. This is 6-10 hours of serious testing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 271773, member: 1550"] Hi there. I think ADHD/ODD is probably not the true diagnosis. Just a gut feeling from your explanation of your boy, plus my own 100 wrong diagnoses for my own son. The first diagnosis. is often ADHD/ODD. It is often NOT the last one. Diagnoses tend to change--if bio. mom has mental health issues they are inherited. Obviously something isn't right with him. I'd get a second opinioni and I"d take him to a neuropsychologist, then a child psychiatrist. Did Mom do any drugs or drink while pregnant? That could have permanantly affected both children. How do they do in school? Do they have friends? Do you know if they had any early speech delays that maybe resolved (but that is still important). Obviously, what has been done isn't working. I'd want a fresh evaluation, and a very thorough ones, one BOTH boys. One last thing--were they ever sexually or physically abused? On the spanking, in my opinion it won't do squat for a twelve year old. I used to wish my parents would spank me rather than punish me by my teen years. Plus in my opinion it gives out a bad message to a child already prone to "iffy" behavior. In the long run, spankings won't do the trick. Anyone who thinks "spank him and he'll behave" is clueless. There is something wrong with him. Get him to a private neuropsychologist :raspberry-tounge: You can find them at university hospitals and children's hospitals. You may need a doctor's referral, but we didn't. This is 6-10 hours of serious testing. [/QUOTE]
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