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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), ODD, ADHD or BiPolar?! What medications?
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 559778" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>One layer at a time? We had to do that.</p><p>I'm just a parent... of a complex difficult child with a string of dxes, built over time.</p><p></p><p>Treating depression with medications is sometimes helpful... but not if medications are the only treatment. And especially not if the depression is secondary - i.e. the result of other issues in his life. been there done that... you have to get to the bottom of "why", somehow.</p><p></p><p>ODD? skip it. You already know he has behavior problems. The diagnosis doesn't tell you any more than that - no interventions, accommodations or medications.</p><p></p><p>Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)? Often, it's a form of anxiety, which is another mood disorder. If secondary depression exists, we've been told that secondary anxiety is also often present. difficult child just missed an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) diagnosis by a hair - we started finding answers, and the behaviour changed enough that they couldn't pin it, but.. we know it used to be there.</p><p></p><p>Can't comment on bi-polar - haven't gone that road.</p><p></p><p>Now for the intersting part.</p><p>ADHD. Not an uncommon diagnosis. In fact... runs in the family around here - for multiple generations. </p><p>Should be simple, right?</p><p>NOT.</p><p></p><p>There's two problems with ADHD as a diagnosis. Doesn't make it an invalid diagnosis, just... be aware.</p><p>1) It is often given "instead of" more pervasive dxes, such as Aspergers or Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). If the person doing the evaluation is more familiar with ADHD, and not with the pervasive dev. disorders, it definitely skews the results. So... this may not be ADHD at all, it may be something else. (I have heard others say they started with ADHD and ended up at bi-polar... there's probably other mixes too)</p><p>2) ADHD can stand alone - a person can be ADHD inattentive type and absolutely nothing else (I've got one of those). But... more often, ADHD comes with multiple additional co-morbid dxes, including:</p><p>- LDs (learning disabilities)</p><p>- Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) (developmental coordination disorder, a motor skills problem)</p><p>- APDs</p><p>- secondary mood disorders</p><p></p><p>Has he ever had a comprehensive evalutation?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 559778, member: 11791"] One layer at a time? We had to do that. I'm just a parent... of a complex difficult child with a string of dxes, built over time. Treating depression with medications is sometimes helpful... but not if medications are the only treatment. And especially not if the depression is secondary - i.e. the result of other issues in his life. been there done that... you have to get to the bottom of "why", somehow. ODD? skip it. You already know he has behavior problems. The diagnosis doesn't tell you any more than that - no interventions, accommodations or medications. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)? Often, it's a form of anxiety, which is another mood disorder. If secondary depression exists, we've been told that secondary anxiety is also often present. difficult child just missed an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) diagnosis by a hair - we started finding answers, and the behaviour changed enough that they couldn't pin it, but.. we know it used to be there. Can't comment on bi-polar - haven't gone that road. Now for the intersting part. ADHD. Not an uncommon diagnosis. In fact... runs in the family around here - for multiple generations. Should be simple, right? NOT. There's two problems with ADHD as a diagnosis. Doesn't make it an invalid diagnosis, just... be aware. 1) It is often given "instead of" more pervasive dxes, such as Aspergers or Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). If the person doing the evaluation is more familiar with ADHD, and not with the pervasive dev. disorders, it definitely skews the results. So... this may not be ADHD at all, it may be something else. (I have heard others say they started with ADHD and ended up at bi-polar... there's probably other mixes too) 2) ADHD can stand alone - a person can be ADHD inattentive type and absolutely nothing else (I've got one of those). But... more often, ADHD comes with multiple additional co-morbid dxes, including: - LDs (learning disabilities) - Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) (developmental coordination disorder, a motor skills problem) - APDs - secondary mood disorders Has he ever had a comprehensive evalutation? [/QUOTE]
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