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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 201246" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I would definitely take him for a neuropsychologist evaluation. I adopted a child like yours. The fact is, the drugs and alcohol in utero can harm them A LOT. He could have alcohol effects (not the entire syndrome, but it can still really affect him) or he could have a form of autism that isn't classical or he could have things he inherited from birthmom/birthdad. The kids are hard to diagnose because usually we don't have a full history and because of in utero drug/alcohol exposure. The best we got was when we took our son to a neuropsychologist. My son has atypical autism and is also far more social than other kids on the spectrum. They speculate the drugs in utero could have caused it, but with proper intervetion my son is doing great (see the posts about his homecoming date). A good neuropsychologist (found at university and children't hospitals) will test at every level of functioning, usually for six hours or more. It is far more detailed than a therapist or even a psychiatrist. Many times psychiatrists think it's a psychiatric problem when there are neurological issues involved. They just don't have the training to see the whole thing. They are doctors of psychiatry only.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 201246, member: 1550"] I would definitely take him for a neuropsychologist evaluation. I adopted a child like yours. The fact is, the drugs and alcohol in utero can harm them A LOT. He could have alcohol effects (not the entire syndrome, but it can still really affect him) or he could have a form of autism that isn't classical or he could have things he inherited from birthmom/birthdad. The kids are hard to diagnose because usually we don't have a full history and because of in utero drug/alcohol exposure. The best we got was when we took our son to a neuropsychologist. My son has atypical autism and is also far more social than other kids on the spectrum. They speculate the drugs in utero could have caused it, but with proper intervetion my son is doing great (see the posts about his homecoming date). A good neuropsychologist (found at university and children't hospitals) will test at every level of functioning, usually for six hours or more. It is far more detailed than a therapist or even a psychiatrist. Many times psychiatrists think it's a psychiatric problem when there are neurological issues involved. They just don't have the training to see the whole thing. They are doctors of psychiatry only. [/QUOTE]
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