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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 373485" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi. I don't like ODD either. It isn't very helpful as a diagnosis. </p><p>I would want him seen by a neuropsychologist who will re-evaluate him as he is still young and it's hard to get a right diagnosis. or the right help early on. These things tend to evolve. He has A LOT in his biological family, all of it hereditary and it sounds like more than ADD to me. As an adoptive mom, I think they also throw attachment disorder around a lot too. Although attachment disorder is very often part of the mix, often they focus on that and miss other things.</p><p></p><p>It sounds like he could be on the Spectrum. On the other hand, with both bipolar and schizophrenia lurking in the background, he will be hard to figure out. My oldest child still at home had a chaotic birth family (to say the least) so he was automatically tagged with bipolar. He is 17 now and CLEARLY not bipolar. He's not even very moody. He's quirky and has high functioning autism but it took us a long time to get the diagnosis and the help. Get a new evaluation, take it slow, and b e careful of any recommended medication. I'm not fan of doctors who diagnose in one session and throw medications at your k id because that's what they did to MY child and they didn't even have the right diagnosis. In hindsight, I would have been more careful.</p><p></p><p>Welcome to the board, but sorry you have to be here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 373485, member: 1550"] Hi. I don't like ODD either. It isn't very helpful as a diagnosis. I would want him seen by a neuropsychologist who will re-evaluate him as he is still young and it's hard to get a right diagnosis. or the right help early on. These things tend to evolve. He has A LOT in his biological family, all of it hereditary and it sounds like more than ADD to me. As an adoptive mom, I think they also throw attachment disorder around a lot too. Although attachment disorder is very often part of the mix, often they focus on that and miss other things. It sounds like he could be on the Spectrum. On the other hand, with both bipolar and schizophrenia lurking in the background, he will be hard to figure out. My oldest child still at home had a chaotic birth family (to say the least) so he was automatically tagged with bipolar. He is 17 now and CLEARLY not bipolar. He's not even very moody. He's quirky and has high functioning autism but it took us a long time to get the diagnosis and the help. Get a new evaluation, take it slow, and b e careful of any recommended medication. I'm not fan of doctors who diagnose in one session and throw medications at your k id because that's what they did to MY child and they didn't even have the right diagnosis. In hindsight, I would have been more careful. Welcome to the board, but sorry you have to be here. [/QUOTE]
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