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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 271774" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Thanks for answering the questions. They help! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Due to her birthfather's tons of psychiatric issues, undiagnosed or not, and the "slow" people in your family (high functioning autism is often seen wrongly as being slow because the people tend to be very quirky and not act as bright as they really are) I'd take her for a neuropsychologist evaluation, private, without school's help. Sadly, I have never found school helpful in evaluating. They want to give your child as little help as they can because of $$$. You may want to privately test her, AND ask the school for an evaluatioin. This is what WE did. Then call your Dept. of Public Education IN YOUR STATE CAPITAL to ask who the free parent Advocate in your area is. They are invaluable help with balky schools. Schools don't tell you about them because they don't like them <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":tongue:" title="tongue :tongue:" data-shortname=":tongue:" />. Too bad. They really helped us. The schools don't sit on their laurels when you have an Advocate. </p><p></p><p>You need to get to the bottom of your daughter's issues. I'm no doctor, but "mood disorder" hits me in the face with the way your daughter behaves. If that's what she had (and I certainly don't know for sure) than ADHD medications will HURT her rather than help her. I would not trust the college student, even under a psychologist, since regular psychologists don't really do much testing and are not in my opinion good diagnosticians. I have a mood disorder so I've seen my fair share of professioanals--way too many to trust just one. I like the more thorough neuropsychologist evaluations. Then I'd take the results to a Psychiatrist for a second opinion (I believe in second, third, and fourth opinions UNTIL t he child is doing better). My son is on the high functioning autism spectrum.</p><p></p><p>You sound like a great, involved mom. Hang in there <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Try to get boyfriend to hang in there with you. NOTHING is futile. ANYONE can get better. It just takes time to get that right diagnosis and treatment down pat. </p><p></p><p>Glad you're here, but sorry you had to come. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/peaceful.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":peaceful:" title="peaceful :peaceful:" data-shortname=":peaceful:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 271774, member: 1550"] Thanks for answering the questions. They help! :happy: Due to her birthfather's tons of psychiatric issues, undiagnosed or not, and the "slow" people in your family (high functioning autism is often seen wrongly as being slow because the people tend to be very quirky and not act as bright as they really are) I'd take her for a neuropsychologist evaluation, private, without school's help. Sadly, I have never found school helpful in evaluating. They want to give your child as little help as they can because of $$$. You may want to privately test her, AND ask the school for an evaluatioin. This is what WE did. Then call your Dept. of Public Education IN YOUR STATE CAPITAL to ask who the free parent Advocate in your area is. They are invaluable help with balky schools. Schools don't tell you about them because they don't like them :raspberry-tounge:. Too bad. They really helped us. The schools don't sit on their laurels when you have an Advocate. You need to get to the bottom of your daughter's issues. I'm no doctor, but "mood disorder" hits me in the face with the way your daughter behaves. If that's what she had (and I certainly don't know for sure) than ADHD medications will HURT her rather than help her. I would not trust the college student, even under a psychologist, since regular psychologists don't really do much testing and are not in my opinion good diagnosticians. I have a mood disorder so I've seen my fair share of professioanals--way too many to trust just one. I like the more thorough neuropsychologist evaluations. Then I'd take the results to a Psychiatrist for a second opinion (I believe in second, third, and fourth opinions UNTIL t he child is doing better). My son is on the high functioning autism spectrum. You sound like a great, involved mom. Hang in there ;) Try to get boyfriend to hang in there with you. NOTHING is futile. ANYONE can get better. It just takes time to get that right diagnosis and treatment down pat. Glad you're here, but sorry you had to come. :peaceful: [/QUOTE]
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