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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 466646" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>mutt</p><p></p><p>Would your grandson's parents consider a neuropsychologist evaluation since you've picked up on some problem areas that may need addressed? Because I'm thinking if you've seen some possible issues with your "untrained" but experienced eyes, then probably a neuropsychologist is going to find some problem areas that would likely improve at this stage if caught and addressed properly. </p><p></p><p>I have nothing against medications, but I do agree they're over prescribed. And it makes me even more uncomfortable that they were prescribed without a thorough evaluation being done to see where the problem(s) truly are.</p><p></p><p>I personally believe many learning disabilities are missed this way, among other things. </p><p></p><p>They first started the Travis has ADHD crusade when he was in 2nd grade. He'd just sit and stare at homework (no matter what you did or didn't do) for hours and do nothing. It was an accomplishment if he got his name on the paper. Years down the road and many homework wars later, we discovered this is a quirk of his brain damage. Too much information presented to him at once cause brain overload. He couldn't figure out where to start and how to proceed from there. Less info on the page (they blew the homework up to outrageous type size which spaced it out) and he did just fine, sat down, started up ok without an issue. No ADHD. But a problem (one of many) that was missed simply because everyone had focused in one area. Travis is far too complicated to focus in only one area for anything.</p><p></p><p>I always worry when medications are the first thing they want to try. I don't think it's fair to the child, and the risk of missing what should be "obvious" is high, higher once they're on the medications. </p><p></p><p>I'm glad it appears to be working for your grandson. I hope it continues. But I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't.</p><p></p><p>Hugs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 466646, member: 84"] mutt Would your grandson's parents consider a neuropsychologist evaluation since you've picked up on some problem areas that may need addressed? Because I'm thinking if you've seen some possible issues with your "untrained" but experienced eyes, then probably a neuropsychologist is going to find some problem areas that would likely improve at this stage if caught and addressed properly. I have nothing against medications, but I do agree they're over prescribed. And it makes me even more uncomfortable that they were prescribed without a thorough evaluation being done to see where the problem(s) truly are. I personally believe many learning disabilities are missed this way, among other things. They first started the Travis has ADHD crusade when he was in 2nd grade. He'd just sit and stare at homework (no matter what you did or didn't do) for hours and do nothing. It was an accomplishment if he got his name on the paper. Years down the road and many homework wars later, we discovered this is a quirk of his brain damage. Too much information presented to him at once cause brain overload. He couldn't figure out where to start and how to proceed from there. Less info on the page (they blew the homework up to outrageous type size which spaced it out) and he did just fine, sat down, started up ok without an issue. No ADHD. But a problem (one of many) that was missed simply because everyone had focused in one area. Travis is far too complicated to focus in only one area for anything. I always worry when medications are the first thing they want to try. I don't think it's fair to the child, and the risk of missing what should be "obvious" is high, higher once they're on the medications. I'm glad it appears to be working for your grandson. I hope it continues. But I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't. Hugs [/QUOTE]
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