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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 275676" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>OK, a neurologist is different from a neuropsychologist.</p><p></p><p>Because she was adopted and probably exposed to prenatal substances, that HAS to be affecting her behavior. Kids who have that sort of prenatal background usually have all sorts of problems and we, the parents, are the ones who have to make sure they are sorted out. We need to learn what to expect from the kids and why they are unable or unwilling to learn or behave. In her case, she probably has some pre-natal damage and you have to deal with it--a neuropsychologist can help you pinpoint her areas of weakness and figure out if she has a disorder of some sort that needs interventions. If so, she is unlikely to respond to regular parenting techniques. This is especially true if she is alcohol-affected in any way. Do her birthparents have psychiataric diagnoses? This is also important because they are inherited.</p><p></p><p>We made sure we took our son for several extremely thorough evaluations and, in the end, they were VERY helpful on all fronts. We found out that he is on the high functioning autism spectrum (probably due to his birthmother's habits while pregnant). He is really doing well, but I don't think he would be if we hadn't really explored what was wrong and gotten him involved in interventions. This helped a lot more than behavioral therapies, which he did not respond to at all. You can not adopt a child with her background and expect not to have some problems, possibly severe ones. We got our son at two, so we already knew he was wired differently--it took a while to figure out exactly what was wrong and how to help him though. We had to keep plugging along and getting him evaluated.</p><p></p><p>Good luck, whatever you decide to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 275676, member: 1550"] OK, a neurologist is different from a neuropsychologist. Because she was adopted and probably exposed to prenatal substances, that HAS to be affecting her behavior. Kids who have that sort of prenatal background usually have all sorts of problems and we, the parents, are the ones who have to make sure they are sorted out. We need to learn what to expect from the kids and why they are unable or unwilling to learn or behave. In her case, she probably has some pre-natal damage and you have to deal with it--a neuropsychologist can help you pinpoint her areas of weakness and figure out if she has a disorder of some sort that needs interventions. If so, she is unlikely to respond to regular parenting techniques. This is especially true if she is alcohol-affected in any way. Do her birthparents have psychiataric diagnoses? This is also important because they are inherited. We made sure we took our son for several extremely thorough evaluations and, in the end, they were VERY helpful on all fronts. We found out that he is on the high functioning autism spectrum (probably due to his birthmother's habits while pregnant). He is really doing well, but I don't think he would be if we hadn't really explored what was wrong and gotten him involved in interventions. This helped a lot more than behavioral therapies, which he did not respond to at all. You can not adopt a child with her background and expect not to have some problems, possibly severe ones. We got our son at two, so we already knew he was wired differently--it took a while to figure out exactly what was wrong and how to help him though. We had to keep plugging along and getting him evaluated. Good luck, whatever you decide to do. [/QUOTE]
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