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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 556793" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Welcome... </p><p></p><p>I have one of those "alphabet soup diagnosis" difficult children... I don't list them all on my sig, for privacy reasons, but it's a LONG list. The one that we've managed to "dispose of" is... ODD/CD. He has everything else under the sun, all of which combined to <em>create</em> behaviour problems... but the source is not the behaviour, or the parenting... it's OTHER STUFF.</p><p></p><p>Ignoring the big elephants in the room for now (Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Asperger's)... there are other issues which are often found in kids with those dxes,<em> but are also found independently... </em>which is where our family is at... Here are three of them, each worth pursuing in dependently, because getting help for these - whether or not there is a more pervasive diagnosis - will make a difference.</p><p></p><p>Do you have OTs there? (occupational therapists)</p><p>They can do evaluations for:</p><p>1) Sensory integration issues, and</p><p>2) Motor skills issues (fine and/or gross)</p><p></p><p>The third one would require an advanced audiologist, and I don't know what the process would be where you are, but here (Canada), a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) would screen for APDs (including the lesser-known ones like auditory figure ground), and if they find potential issues, the family doctor can refer to the advanced audiologist who specializes in Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) testing.</p><p></p><p>These three are frequent sources of behavior problems, for kids with or without pervasive disorders.</p><p>The Occupational Therapist (OT) can provide effective therapies that help sensory and motor skills issues, and can help with figuring out accommodations and interventions that work.</p><p></p><p>There's a set of standard accommodations and interventions for APDs, too.</p><p></p><p>And NONE of these three are helped by medications.</p><p></p><p>p.s. our difficult child is on a scary cocktail of medications, too, and... we don't have any other option yet. The medications make life so much better for him.</p><p></p><p>p.p.s. My husband was more like your wife... it took a while for him to really understand the issues and challenges, and to come to the same "page" in dealing with difficult child. It isn't unusual for one parent to "get there" first.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 556793, member: 11791"] Welcome... I have one of those "alphabet soup diagnosis" difficult children... I don't list them all on my sig, for privacy reasons, but it's a LONG list. The one that we've managed to "dispose of" is... ODD/CD. He has everything else under the sun, all of which combined to [I]create[/I] behaviour problems... but the source is not the behaviour, or the parenting... it's OTHER STUFF. Ignoring the big elephants in the room for now (Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Asperger's)... there are other issues which are often found in kids with those dxes,[I] but are also found independently... [/I]which is where our family is at... Here are three of them, each worth pursuing in dependently, because getting help for these - whether or not there is a more pervasive diagnosis - will make a difference. Do you have OTs there? (occupational therapists) They can do evaluations for: 1) Sensory integration issues, and 2) Motor skills issues (fine and/or gross) The third one would require an advanced audiologist, and I don't know what the process would be where you are, but here (Canada), a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) would screen for APDs (including the lesser-known ones like auditory figure ground), and if they find potential issues, the family doctor can refer to the advanced audiologist who specializes in Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) testing. These three are frequent sources of behavior problems, for kids with or without pervasive disorders. The Occupational Therapist (OT) can provide effective therapies that help sensory and motor skills issues, and can help with figuring out accommodations and interventions that work. There's a set of standard accommodations and interventions for APDs, too. And NONE of these three are helped by medications. p.s. our difficult child is on a scary cocktail of medications, too, and... we don't have any other option yet. The medications make life so much better for him. p.p.s. My husband was more like your wife... it took a while for him to really understand the issues and challenges, and to come to the same "page" in dealing with difficult child. It isn't unusual for one parent to "get there" first. [/QUOTE]
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