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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 88589" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Janna, ICAM. I get nervous with some bipolar diagnosis. We had a nine year spell of "wrong diagnosis." too. And stubborn psychiatrists that wanted to only medicate him. I think we need to go with our guts and not believe the doctors or, even worse, teachers are infallible. They have no blood tests and they are only guessing. I'm "iffy" about the hypo-mania too. We were told Lucas had "hypo-mania." He was just a hyper kids. Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids tend to be hyper. They can rage if they have to transition or do something they're afraid of. They have "seperation anxiety." They have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) tendencies to the max, and it's NOT a good idea to try to get rid of the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) tendencies of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids. medications to stop it are not good for them. I think a lot of Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids are on Lithium, like Lucas was and, yes, Janna he peed in his bed every night on Lithium. Right after he weaned off of it, never again. Ever. And never before. And he gained almost fifty pounds on all those medications that he DID NOT need. Please see a neuropsychologist. They tend to not have "diagnosis of the day" mentality. I think Lucas got caught up in "diagnosis of the day" which was bipolar, at least for psychiatrists. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) can only be found by specific tests and NeuroPsychs do so much more testing than other professionals. How can you spot ADHD, bipolar, ABCD or anything in an hour of talking to Mom and watching the kid? My neuropsychologist tested and observed Lucas for twelve hours. That doesn't include that he made me fill out a billion forms and read ALL of Lucas's school records and old psychiatrist records. He took the time to get to know my son and formed no opinion or preconceived ideas until he was almost finished testing him. As he told me, "I worked ten years at Mayo Clinic and they make mistakes ALL THE TIME. It's a guessing game. To the best of my ability to diagnose your son, he best fits Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified."</p><p>And he does, and he's doing great. I'm glad he's off medications. God knows what they've already done to him. Not against medications at all--I take them myself and need them--but my son never needed any. Just because nobody took the time with him, he was put on medications from age three until eleven. And nobody would listen to our concerns.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 88589, member: 1550"] Janna, ICAM. I get nervous with some bipolar diagnosis. We had a nine year spell of "wrong diagnosis." too. And stubborn psychiatrists that wanted to only medicate him. I think we need to go with our guts and not believe the doctors or, even worse, teachers are infallible. They have no blood tests and they are only guessing. I'm "iffy" about the hypo-mania too. We were told Lucas had "hypo-mania." He was just a hyper kids. Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids tend to be hyper. They can rage if they have to transition or do something they're afraid of. They have "seperation anxiety." They have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) tendencies to the max, and it's NOT a good idea to try to get rid of the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) tendencies of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids. medications to stop it are not good for them. I think a lot of Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) kids are on Lithium, like Lucas was and, yes, Janna he peed in his bed every night on Lithium. Right after he weaned off of it, never again. Ever. And never before. And he gained almost fifty pounds on all those medications that he DID NOT need. Please see a neuropsychologist. They tend to not have "diagnosis of the day" mentality. I think Lucas got caught up in "diagnosis of the day" which was bipolar, at least for psychiatrists. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) can only be found by specific tests and NeuroPsychs do so much more testing than other professionals. How can you spot ADHD, bipolar, ABCD or anything in an hour of talking to Mom and watching the kid? My neuropsychologist tested and observed Lucas for twelve hours. That doesn't include that he made me fill out a billion forms and read ALL of Lucas's school records and old psychiatrist records. He took the time to get to know my son and formed no opinion or preconceived ideas until he was almost finished testing him. As he told me, "I worked ten years at Mayo Clinic and they make mistakes ALL THE TIME. It's a guessing game. To the best of my ability to diagnose your son, he best fits Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified." And he does, and he's doing great. I'm glad he's off medications. God knows what they've already done to him. Not against medications at all--I take them myself and need them--but my son never needed any. Just because nobody took the time with him, he was put on medications from age three until eleven. And nobody would listen to our concerns. [/QUOTE]
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