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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 150762" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Hello and Welcome. Glad you found us, as this is a great forum with lots of help and support.</p><p></p><p>I second Nancy's recommendation to have your son evaluated thoroughly. I recommend a neuropsychologist evaluation, as it is intensive, and can identify many issues that other forms of testing may not pick up.</p><p></p><p>One thing to keep in mind is that ODD and ADD/ADHD are often the catch-all diagnoses. Other conditions can cause our children to be hyperactive and defiant, with anxiety, mood swings and the whole magilla. Since the symptoms look like ADD or ODD, that's what doctors often diagnose. </p><p></p><p>Stimulant medications such as Concerta really do help with true ADD. If your stepson doesn't have ADD, then the Concerta might be amping him up and making his behaviour worse.</p><p></p><p>What was your difficult child's early development like?</p><p>Any speech delays, or very early, adult-like speech?</p><p>Any issues with eye contact?</p><p>Any lining up of toys, or arranging them in formations?</p><p>Any sensitivity to clothing tags, food textures, lights or sounds?</p><p>These sorts of issues might point to an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Without the right sort of interventions, those can result in the sort of behaviour you're seeing.</p><p></p><p>I would also suggest that popping him won't help resolve the discipline issue, and might lead to further troubles down the road.</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 150762, member: 3907"] Hello and Welcome. Glad you found us, as this is a great forum with lots of help and support. I second Nancy's recommendation to have your son evaluated thoroughly. I recommend a neuropsychologist evaluation, as it is intensive, and can identify many issues that other forms of testing may not pick up. One thing to keep in mind is that ODD and ADD/ADHD are often the catch-all diagnoses. Other conditions can cause our children to be hyperactive and defiant, with anxiety, mood swings and the whole magilla. Since the symptoms look like ADD or ODD, that's what doctors often diagnose. Stimulant medications such as Concerta really do help with true ADD. If your stepson doesn't have ADD, then the Concerta might be amping him up and making his behaviour worse. What was your difficult child's early development like? Any speech delays, or very early, adult-like speech? Any issues with eye contact? Any lining up of toys, or arranging them in formations? Any sensitivity to clothing tags, food textures, lights or sounds? These sorts of issues might point to an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Without the right sort of interventions, those can result in the sort of behaviour you're seeing. I would also suggest that popping him won't help resolve the discipline issue, and might lead to further troubles down the road. Trinity [/QUOTE]
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