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<blockquote data-quote="HaoZi" data-source="post: 427006"><p>My daughter also started with a simple ADHD diagnosis. As she got older and more complex things were expected from her, behavior got worse. More labels started getting applied - ODD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) (in some ways, in others she's totally disorganized), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), then after a bad medication reaction bi-polar got tacked on (not so sure on that one, but the medications are only covered under that diagnosis), and eventually led us to the Aspie diagnosis, which includes or can be co-morbid with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), ADHD, etc. Her IQ is in the gifted range, and way back when other parents were asking me if she'd been tested for autism my reaction was "No way, how could anyone think that?" because I was thinking "classic autism" and she didn't have those signs. No problem with eye contact, she's very high-functioning. I've since come to learn that my mini-me is autistic - and so am I. Most Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) people have atypical reactions to medications across several classes of medications. </p><p></p><p>I'm not saying your kid has any or all of these additional issues, this is just an example I've lived of something that can mimic ADHD when they're younger and gradually out itself in different ways as more complex social expectations are forced on them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HaoZi, post: 427006"] My daughter also started with a simple ADHD diagnosis. As she got older and more complex things were expected from her, behavior got worse. More labels started getting applied - ODD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) (in some ways, in others she's totally disorganized), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), then after a bad medication reaction bi-polar got tacked on (not so sure on that one, but the medications are only covered under that diagnosis), and eventually led us to the Aspie diagnosis, which includes or can be co-morbid with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), ADHD, etc. Her IQ is in the gifted range, and way back when other parents were asking me if she'd been tested for autism my reaction was "No way, how could anyone think that?" because I was thinking "classic autism" and she didn't have those signs. No problem with eye contact, she's very high-functioning. I've since come to learn that my mini-me is autistic - and so am I. Most Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) people have atypical reactions to medications across several classes of medications. I'm not saying your kid has any or all of these additional issues, this is just an example I've lived of something that can mimic ADHD when they're younger and gradually out itself in different ways as more complex social expectations are forced on them. [/QUOTE]
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