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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 386576" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>The specialist that you saw was a marriage, family and child counselor. </p><p> </p><p>I'm not saying the ODD diagnosis is wrong. ODD is a limited diagnosis because it only relates to the symptoms and does nothing to get to the core issues. It's sort of like taking a kid who has the flu to the doctor and coming out with a diagnosis of "vomiting". They aren't telling you anything you don't already know and you still don't know the reason behind the symptoms.</p><p> </p><p>Some thoughts for you as you do your research:</p><p>ADHD and Autism are all on a continuum of human behaviors. There are kids with Autistic traits who are very hyperactive and there are kids whose primary diagnosis is ADHD, but who have some Autistic traits. Often kids like these won't be so cut and dry in terms of diagnosis, and when they are little it's really hard to nail them down because you look at the symptom lists of various disorders and wind up checking a few from here, a few from there because no one seems to fit. </p><p>I would also suggest looking further into sensory processing disorders. Many babies with sensory processing disorder (SPD) will be very high needs and the stimulation from the school environment can be excrutiating. Some sensory seeking kids look ADHD as they are on the go to try and find that sensory place that makes them feed good.</p><p> </p><p>HaoZi is correct about Non-Verbal Learning Disability. NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD) and Autism have overlapping symptoms but it would take testing to flesh out.</p><p> </p><p>A neuropsychologist is a psychologist with a specialty in the area of diagnostics. They will spend a lot of time taking history, and spend some hours doing assessments. A developmental pediatrician is a medical doctor with specialties in pediatrics and advanced work in diagnostics/treatment. I think since you've already been to the counselor and neurologist, the neuropyschologist would be the way to go.</p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><strong>A reading suggestion: What Your Explosive Child Is Trying to Tell You: Discovering the Pathway from Symptoms to Solutions by Dr. Douglas Riley</strong></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 386576, member: 701"] The specialist that you saw was a marriage, family and child counselor. I'm not saying the ODD diagnosis is wrong. ODD is a limited diagnosis because it only relates to the symptoms and does nothing to get to the core issues. It's sort of like taking a kid who has the flu to the doctor and coming out with a diagnosis of "vomiting". They aren't telling you anything you don't already know and you still don't know the reason behind the symptoms. Some thoughts for you as you do your research: ADHD and Autism are all on a continuum of human behaviors. There are kids with Autistic traits who are very hyperactive and there are kids whose primary diagnosis is ADHD, but who have some Autistic traits. Often kids like these won't be so cut and dry in terms of diagnosis, and when they are little it's really hard to nail them down because you look at the symptom lists of various disorders and wind up checking a few from here, a few from there because no one seems to fit. I would also suggest looking further into sensory processing disorders. Many babies with sensory processing disorder (SPD) will be very high needs and the stimulation from the school environment can be excrutiating. Some sensory seeking kids look ADHD as they are on the go to try and find that sensory place that makes them feed good. HaoZi is correct about Non-Verbal Learning Disability. NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD) and Autism have overlapping symptoms but it would take testing to flesh out. A neuropsychologist is a psychologist with a specialty in the area of diagnostics. They will spend a lot of time taking history, and spend some hours doing assessments. A developmental pediatrician is a medical doctor with specialties in pediatrics and advanced work in diagnostics/treatment. I think since you've already been to the counselor and neurologist, the neuropyschologist would be the way to go. [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][B]A reading suggestion: What Your Explosive Child Is Trying to Tell You: Discovering the Pathway from Symptoms to Solutions by Dr. Douglas Riley[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][B] [/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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