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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 254993" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Hello Kerri, and welcome!</p><p></p><p>First off, sending you many gentle {{{{{hugs}}}}}. It's going to be okay.</p><p>So glad that you found us. This is a very supportive group, and they have saved my sanity more than once.</p><p></p><p>With regard to your son's diagnosis, ADHD/ODD is often the first thing that we're told and then it takes further investigation to pinpoint exactly what's going on with your child.</p><p></p><p>ODD rarely stands alone, and is often the symptom of an underlying diagnosis for which you haven't found the right intervention. As for ADHD, lots of other disorders have similar, lookalike symptoms. Since it looks like ADHD, that's usually what therapists and doctors identify first. It's only when you start to really tease apart the details that the underlying condition comes to the fore.</p><p></p><p>So, I have a few questions for you that might help us to help you better.</p><p></p><p>1) What was your son's early development like? Did he hit all of the milestones within the typical timeframes?</p><p>2) Did or does your son have any sensory issues, e.g. sensitivity to light, noises, textures, touch.</p><p>3) Was your son's speech development on track?</p><p>4) How did / does your son cope with transitions? Any difficulty switching from one task to another? Any significant behavioural differences between school and home?</p><p>5) How does your son get on with other kids his own age? You mention that he seems to be deliberately setting out to annoy his classmates. Anything else unusual like this?</p><p>6) What about eye contact? Does your son make good eye contact? If he does now, did he ever have trouble with it as a child?</p><p></p><p>Sorry for loading you up with all these questions, but they really do help us to try and figure out what sorts of issues your child may be facing, so we can share experiences, etc.</p><p></p><p>I am not a doctor and am not qualified to diagnose anything, but some of the behaviours you are describing sound a bit autism-spectrum-ish to me. That might be an area to investigate further. As a starting point, check out the childbrain.org website. There's a questionnaire you can do to get an informal idea.</p><p></p><p>Others will be along with welcomes and advice soon. In the meantime, hang in there. You're not alone.</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 254993, member: 3907"] Hello Kerri, and welcome! First off, sending you many gentle {{{{{hugs}}}}}. It's going to be okay. So glad that you found us. This is a very supportive group, and they have saved my sanity more than once. With regard to your son's diagnosis, ADHD/ODD is often the first thing that we're told and then it takes further investigation to pinpoint exactly what's going on with your child. ODD rarely stands alone, and is often the symptom of an underlying diagnosis for which you haven't found the right intervention. As for ADHD, lots of other disorders have similar, lookalike symptoms. Since it looks like ADHD, that's usually what therapists and doctors identify first. It's only when you start to really tease apart the details that the underlying condition comes to the fore. So, I have a few questions for you that might help us to help you better. 1) What was your son's early development like? Did he hit all of the milestones within the typical timeframes? 2) Did or does your son have any sensory issues, e.g. sensitivity to light, noises, textures, touch. 3) Was your son's speech development on track? 4) How did / does your son cope with transitions? Any difficulty switching from one task to another? Any significant behavioural differences between school and home? 5) How does your son get on with other kids his own age? You mention that he seems to be deliberately setting out to annoy his classmates. Anything else unusual like this? 6) What about eye contact? Does your son make good eye contact? If he does now, did he ever have trouble with it as a child? Sorry for loading you up with all these questions, but they really do help us to try and figure out what sorts of issues your child may be facing, so we can share experiences, etc. I am not a doctor and am not qualified to diagnose anything, but some of the behaviours you are describing sound a bit autism-spectrum-ish to me. That might be an area to investigate further. As a starting point, check out the childbrain.org website. There's a questionnaire you can do to get an informal idea. Others will be along with welcomes and advice soon. In the meantime, hang in there. You're not alone. Trinity [/QUOTE]
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