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<blockquote data-quote="suzie62902" data-source="post: 178981" data-attributes="member: 5266"><p>Early development was pretty much right on. He has always been extremely smart for his age. He can interact with other children very well. Eye contact seems fine. He does "zone" out some times. He will space out when he is suppose to be listening and he does appear to be in his own world. Yes he knows how to play with toys, and he does like to cuddle ocasionally (when in a good mood). I really don't have much doubt about the diagnosis, I had suspected it from a very early age (before 2). When he was younger he would jump from one thing to the next, didn't play with one thing for very long, extremely active. Things have just gotten progressively worse from there. </p><p> Family history...well...he definitely did not inherit great genes, that is for sure. I suffer from anxiety and mild ADD. My husband suffers from depression and ADD. My mom-depression, my dad-Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), my older brother-bipolar and ADHD, my younger bro-Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). My husband's brother has ADHD as well. </p><p>I honestly do feel that medication is a last resort, but I do feel that we are there. It is the last thing I wanted. But we can not keep going like we are going. It's not fair to the family as a whole, and most of all, its not fair to him. He doesn't like being the way that he is. He has told me multiple times that it is so hard for him to stay seated when needed, and it is very hard for him to stay focused and pay attention and that he doesn't mean to do the things that he does. I do believe that he does not like that he is this way. I want to give him the best chance for success going into the school year. </p><p>The only thing that I am worried about is the chance that the medication could make his "moods" and anger worse. The psychiatrist we see is not usually quick to prescribe medications, he came highly recommended, the behavioral therapist works with him with many of her patients, medicated or not.</p><p>I do however like the idea of having a neuropsychologist evaluation, that is something that has not been brought up to me, nor did i know was an option. What kinds of things do they do?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="suzie62902, post: 178981, member: 5266"] Early development was pretty much right on. He has always been extremely smart for his age. He can interact with other children very well. Eye contact seems fine. He does "zone" out some times. He will space out when he is suppose to be listening and he does appear to be in his own world. Yes he knows how to play with toys, and he does like to cuddle ocasionally (when in a good mood). I really don't have much doubt about the diagnosis, I had suspected it from a very early age (before 2). When he was younger he would jump from one thing to the next, didn't play with one thing for very long, extremely active. Things have just gotten progressively worse from there. Family history...well...he definitely did not inherit great genes, that is for sure. I suffer from anxiety and mild ADD. My husband suffers from depression and ADD. My mom-depression, my dad-Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), my older brother-bipolar and ADHD, my younger bro-Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). My husband's brother has ADHD as well. I honestly do feel that medication is a last resort, but I do feel that we are there. It is the last thing I wanted. But we can not keep going like we are going. It's not fair to the family as a whole, and most of all, its not fair to him. He doesn't like being the way that he is. He has told me multiple times that it is so hard for him to stay seated when needed, and it is very hard for him to stay focused and pay attention and that he doesn't mean to do the things that he does. I do believe that he does not like that he is this way. I want to give him the best chance for success going into the school year. The only thing that I am worried about is the chance that the medication could make his "moods" and anger worse. The psychiatrist we see is not usually quick to prescribe medications, he came highly recommended, the behavioral therapist works with him with many of her patients, medicated or not. I do however like the idea of having a neuropsychologist evaluation, that is something that has not been brought up to me, nor did i know was an option. What kinds of things do they do? [/QUOTE]
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