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Malika...did you go to new psychiatrist today???
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 475971" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Oh Ya?</p><p></p><p>Malika...</p><p></p><p>First, this psychiatrist is brilliant, in my opinion. Because so much of what you described, just didn't jive with ADHD to me, either. (between family members, I'm sure we have a dozen variations or more...)</p><p></p><p>Hyper - yes. To me, what the psychiatrist is saying is that J has "executive function deficits"... difficulty with transitions (shift), initiating, completing, planning organizing, thinking-before-doing (inhibit) and so on. </p><p></p><p>medications do NOT work for executive functions issues, generally... or at least, anything that does, is extreme and so reserved for extreme cases.</p><p></p><p>What does work is... being taught how to work with YOUR deficits. That is, J has to learn to use other parts of his brain, to compensate at least for now... AND learn how to use stuff OUTSIDE his brain to help too... from "mommy-help" to written plans, reminders, etc.</p><p></p><p>Getting good help for exec functions NOW... is a gift.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 475971, member: 11791"] Oh Ya? Malika... First, this psychiatrist is brilliant, in my opinion. Because so much of what you described, just didn't jive with ADHD to me, either. (between family members, I'm sure we have a dozen variations or more...) Hyper - yes. To me, what the psychiatrist is saying is that J has "executive function deficits"... difficulty with transitions (shift), initiating, completing, planning organizing, thinking-before-doing (inhibit) and so on. medications do NOT work for executive functions issues, generally... or at least, anything that does, is extreme and so reserved for extreme cases. What does work is... being taught how to work with YOUR deficits. That is, J has to learn to use other parts of his brain, to compensate at least for now... AND learn how to use stuff OUTSIDE his brain to help too... from "mommy-help" to written plans, reminders, etc. Getting good help for exec functions NOW... is a gift. [/QUOTE]
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