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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 131818" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>HI and welcome here!</p><p>I did foster care and adopted. Frankly, since we don't know our children's biological background or exactly what garbage they were exposed to in utero, our kids are hard to diagnose. I agree that fetal alcohol could be part of this, however Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) kids don't "get" cause and effect. I thought my son had Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) too, but, now at fourteen, it's clear he dodged that bullet. He's on the high functioning autism spectrum, which was probably due to his birthmom's drug usage during pregnancy, but who knows? It did take us eleven years to get the right diagnosis. I think it's smart not to job at medications right away. Actually, since your child has a complicated birth history, I'd take this child to a neuropsychologist. They do intensive testing, which other professionals don't do, and spot problems others miss. That's where we had the most luck. ODD rarely stands alone--all of our kids have ODD symptoms, but they're caused by a bigger disorder. Once it's treated, it often gets better or even goes away (my son has no more behavioral issues now that we understand him). I wish you luck <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 131818, member: 1550"] HI and welcome here! I did foster care and adopted. Frankly, since we don't know our children's biological background or exactly what garbage they were exposed to in utero, our kids are hard to diagnose. I agree that fetal alcohol could be part of this, however Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) kids don't "get" cause and effect. I thought my son had Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) too, but, now at fourteen, it's clear he dodged that bullet. He's on the high functioning autism spectrum, which was probably due to his birthmom's drug usage during pregnancy, but who knows? It did take us eleven years to get the right diagnosis. I think it's smart not to job at medications right away. Actually, since your child has a complicated birth history, I'd take this child to a neuropsychologist. They do intensive testing, which other professionals don't do, and spot problems others miss. That's where we had the most luck. ODD rarely stands alone--all of our kids have ODD symptoms, but they're caused by a bigger disorder. Once it's treated, it often gets better or even goes away (my son has no more behavioral issues now that we understand him). I wish you luck :) [/QUOTE]
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