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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 373699" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Welcome, Raregem.</p><p> </p><p>What a lucky kid this is to be adopted by a family member who cares and is interested in information.</p><p> </p><p>I echo the others in that I hope you take time to take care of yourself. This is going to be a lifelong struggle and you need to be prepared.</p><p> </p><p>I also agree that ODD and ADHD are garbage bag terms. They are more like adjectives. The underlying issue is whether your nephew/son has schizo-affective disorder, attachment disorder, or Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) or some combination thereof.</p><p> </p><p>My gut feeling is that it is not schizoaffective ... I have seen too many people with-Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), severe allergies, drug abuse and physical/emotional abuse who have been diagnosis'd schizo just because the doctors don't know what else to call it, and because it is too difficult to siphon out the differences.</p><p> </p><p>The best part about your nephew and your circumstances is that he is only 8 and that gives you plenty of time to sift through dxes and issues.</p><p> </p><p>He really does sound Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) at this point. He could have been my difficult child's twin when my difficult child was 8, and he was adopted at 2 days old.</p><p>Not to say that there aren't issues to work through with-the adoption, just to say that that is just another layer.</p><p> </p><p>Clearly, there is something genetic going on, which is helpful in diagnosis-ing. </p><p> </p><p>Many hugs and again, welcome. Keep posting and let us know how it goes. I'm glad you finally decided to join us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 373699, member: 3419"] Welcome, Raregem. What a lucky kid this is to be adopted by a family member who cares and is interested in information. I echo the others in that I hope you take time to take care of yourself. This is going to be a lifelong struggle and you need to be prepared. I also agree that ODD and ADHD are garbage bag terms. They are more like adjectives. The underlying issue is whether your nephew/son has schizo-affective disorder, attachment disorder, or Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) or some combination thereof. My gut feeling is that it is not schizoaffective ... I have seen too many people with-Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), severe allergies, drug abuse and physical/emotional abuse who have been diagnosis'd schizo just because the doctors don't know what else to call it, and because it is too difficult to siphon out the differences. The best part about your nephew and your circumstances is that he is only 8 and that gives you plenty of time to sift through dxes and issues. He really does sound Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) at this point. He could have been my difficult child's twin when my difficult child was 8, and he was adopted at 2 days old. Not to say that there aren't issues to work through with-the adoption, just to say that that is just another layer. Clearly, there is something genetic going on, which is helpful in diagnosis-ing. Many hugs and again, welcome. Keep posting and let us know how it goes. I'm glad you finally decided to join us. [/QUOTE]
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