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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 528945" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>WOW! ((((HUGS)))) Can we say DENIAL? Grandma and SO are so very much in denial. From your brief statements here, it's obvious these kind of "issues" run in your family. Grandma is "old school". "Back then" many believed that mental illness was a personal failure. That could not be further from the truth. SO is probably of the "old world" mindset with is very similar to "old school" Plus, he's a man, and the have much more difficulty than we women with accepting there is "something wrong" with our kids.</p><p></p><p>Pretty much no such thing here. The only limit on what to share is what YOU feel comfortable with, and personally identifiable stuff. This is a public board, and you wouldn't want something posted on a support board coming back to haunt you in real life.</p><p></p><p>As to your questions, yes, make an appointment ASAP for an evaluation. Your friend threw out the diagnosis of the decade. Most of us don't like the ODD diagnosis around here. It doesn't' tell WHY the child is acting out. Usually there is a good identifiable reason for the acting out, and once that is found and addressed, the acting out subsides. (wish I could say it goes away <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> )</p><p></p><p>A comprehensive evaluation should get you some answers. Most here recommend a neuropsychologist. I wasn't lucky enough to have insurance pay for that, so I've had diagnosis pieced together by psychologists, psychiatrists, OTs and SLPs. The trick is not to stop until it "feels right" If you get a diagnosis that just doesn't sit right with you, you need to keep looking.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 528945, member: 11965"] WOW! ((((HUGS)))) Can we say DENIAL? Grandma and SO are so very much in denial. From your brief statements here, it's obvious these kind of "issues" run in your family. Grandma is "old school". "Back then" many believed that mental illness was a personal failure. That could not be further from the truth. SO is probably of the "old world" mindset with is very similar to "old school" Plus, he's a man, and the have much more difficulty than we women with accepting there is "something wrong" with our kids. Pretty much no such thing here. The only limit on what to share is what YOU feel comfortable with, and personally identifiable stuff. This is a public board, and you wouldn't want something posted on a support board coming back to haunt you in real life. As to your questions, yes, make an appointment ASAP for an evaluation. Your friend threw out the diagnosis of the decade. Most of us don't like the ODD diagnosis around here. It doesn't' tell WHY the child is acting out. Usually there is a good identifiable reason for the acting out, and once that is found and addressed, the acting out subsides. (wish I could say it goes away :( ) A comprehensive evaluation should get you some answers. Most here recommend a neuropsychologist. I wasn't lucky enough to have insurance pay for that, so I've had diagnosis pieced together by psychologists, psychiatrists, OTs and SLPs. The trick is not to stop until it "feels right" If you get a diagnosis that just doesn't sit right with you, you need to keep looking. [/QUOTE]
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