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<blockquote data-quote="soapbox" data-source="post: 513688" data-attributes="member: 13003"><p>Well, it sounds like your difficult child is an "ADHD plus" child... where ADHD <em>may be</em> a correct diagnosis (diagnosis), but only ONE diagnosis and there are more. Meltdowns. Overload. The shadow of ODD... (a diagnosis that in my opinion is a "place holder" for... "we don't quite know what is causing this"). been there done that.</p><p></p><p>Please consider...</p><p>1) 50% of kids with ADHD also have Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). You may or may not actually get that diagnosis - not everyone out there knows about it or how to diagnosis it, but... a thorough Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation would be a good place to start. Check for both sensory issues, and motor skills issues. There are a wide range of possibilities, and the Occupational Therapist (OT) test results are of use to others who will see or deal with your child. Plus, the Occupational Therapist (OT) has therapies that help, and can suggest accommodations and interventions for home and school.</p><p></p><p>2) many kids with ADHD also have a learning disability... dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalcula, and whatever else goes on that list... so keep an eye out.</p><p></p><p>3) 70% of kids with ADHD plus a Learning Disability (LD), also have an Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) - auditory processing disorder. To make things even more confusing, kids can get an ADHD diagnosis and not even BE "adhd"... the Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) alone can cause symptoms that look like ADHD. But Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) symptoms do not respond to ADHD medications. So, if your son has APDs at all, it will likely be in addition to the ADHD. Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) is another term that gets used... things are always in transition in the medical world! A Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) (speech language pathologist) can do the initial screenings, advanced audiology specialists do thie diagnosis on this one.</p><p></p><p>Others have suggested a neuropsychologist evaluation or other comprehensive evaluation. I agree. But in the mean time... We were told - and confirmed by experience - that it pays to get the Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) and Occupational Therapist (OT) reports done FIRST. These cover areas that most comprehensive evaluations do not look at... but if you show up with the reports already done, <em>they WILL use them. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soapbox, post: 513688, member: 13003"] Well, it sounds like your difficult child is an "ADHD plus" child... where ADHD [I]may be[/I] a correct diagnosis (diagnosis), but only ONE diagnosis and there are more. Meltdowns. Overload. The shadow of ODD... (a diagnosis that in my opinion is a "place holder" for... "we don't quite know what is causing this"). been there done that. Please consider... 1) 50% of kids with ADHD also have Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). You may or may not actually get that diagnosis - not everyone out there knows about it or how to diagnosis it, but... a thorough Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation would be a good place to start. Check for both sensory issues, and motor skills issues. There are a wide range of possibilities, and the Occupational Therapist (OT) test results are of use to others who will see or deal with your child. Plus, the Occupational Therapist (OT) has therapies that help, and can suggest accommodations and interventions for home and school. 2) many kids with ADHD also have a learning disability... dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalcula, and whatever else goes on that list... so keep an eye out. 3) 70% of kids with ADHD plus a Learning Disability (LD), also have an Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) - auditory processing disorder. To make things even more confusing, kids can get an ADHD diagnosis and not even BE "adhd"... the Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) alone can cause symptoms that look like ADHD. But Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) symptoms do not respond to ADHD medications. So, if your son has APDs at all, it will likely be in addition to the ADHD. Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) is another term that gets used... things are always in transition in the medical world! A Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) (speech language pathologist) can do the initial screenings, advanced audiology specialists do thie diagnosis on this one. Others have suggested a neuropsychologist evaluation or other comprehensive evaluation. I agree. But in the mean time... We were told - and confirmed by experience - that it pays to get the Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) and Occupational Therapist (OT) reports done FIRST. These cover areas that most comprehensive evaluations do not look at... but if you show up with the reports already done, [I]they WILL use them. [/I] [/QUOTE]
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