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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 274244" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi there and thanks for posting. Sorry you had to do it though.</p><p></p><p>How do you feel about your son's diagnoses? Do you feel the doctor nailed him correctly and that these are his only issues? Has he ever been formally evaluated by somebody like a neuropsychologist? How was his early development and how are his social skills with his same-age peers?</p><p></p><p>Are there any psychiatric problems or substance abuse on either side of your son's family tree? </p><p></p><p>Many of us here feel that ODD isn't a very useful diagnosis. A therapist is unlikely to be able to really help you or him until you get to the root of the problem--the true diagnosis (if he hasn't gotten it yet). The normal things that therapists want us to try, rarely work with our differently-wired kids (such as 1,2,3 magic or time outs or sticker charts etc). in my opinion it's best to start with the evaluation and go from there, rather than the other way around. Therapists are not good evaluators. </p><p></p><p>Post more about him and we'll try to help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 274244, member: 1550"] Hi there and thanks for posting. Sorry you had to do it though. How do you feel about your son's diagnoses? Do you feel the doctor nailed him correctly and that these are his only issues? Has he ever been formally evaluated by somebody like a neuropsychologist? How was his early development and how are his social skills with his same-age peers? Are there any psychiatric problems or substance abuse on either side of your son's family tree? Many of us here feel that ODD isn't a very useful diagnosis. A therapist is unlikely to be able to really help you or him until you get to the root of the problem--the true diagnosis (if he hasn't gotten it yet). The normal things that therapists want us to try, rarely work with our differently-wired kids (such as 1,2,3 magic or time outs or sticker charts etc). in my opinion it's best to start with the evaluation and go from there, rather than the other way around. Therapists are not good evaluators. Post more about him and we'll try to help. [/QUOTE]
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