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Is ADD/ODD diagnosis @ 4yrs old to young?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 549893" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>It is a GREAT age to get services started.</p><p></p><p>It is very likely that the diagnosis will not hold up through the years. My spectrum kid was diagnosed as ADHD at three, as ADHD/ODD at five, as bipolar at seven and finally, since he was becoming more and more autistic-like in the way he related to people that even others pointed it out, we tossed out the medications (after tapering them) and took him to a neuropsychologist. We have since taken him to several because I believe in second, third and fourth opinions. Even the school finally agreed he is on the high end of the spectrum. But nobody dared say that in his early years. by the way, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) children often do very poorly on medicaton or have strange reactions to them. My son has been medication free since age 11 and he's tons better without the medications. I would take a wait and see attitude on the diagnosis. and be cautious on the medications, but happily give him any interventions you can get. THEY will not harm him, no matter what the diagnosis ultimately turns out to be. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I believe in Mom Gut. He does sound very spectrumish. Any speech problems or other quirky behaviors?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 549893, member: 1550"] It is a GREAT age to get services started. It is very likely that the diagnosis will not hold up through the years. My spectrum kid was diagnosed as ADHD at three, as ADHD/ODD at five, as bipolar at seven and finally, since he was becoming more and more autistic-like in the way he related to people that even others pointed it out, we tossed out the medications (after tapering them) and took him to a neuropsychologist. We have since taken him to several because I believe in second, third and fourth opinions. Even the school finally agreed he is on the high end of the spectrum. But nobody dared say that in his early years. by the way, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) children often do very poorly on medicaton or have strange reactions to them. My son has been medication free since age 11 and he's tons better without the medications. I would take a wait and see attitude on the diagnosis. and be cautious on the medications, but happily give him any interventions you can get. THEY will not harm him, no matter what the diagnosis ultimately turns out to be. I believe in Mom Gut. He does sound very spectrumish. Any speech problems or other quirky behaviors? [/QUOTE]
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