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Sigh. Terrible Rotten Day. (complaining ahead)
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<blockquote data-quote="soapbox" data-source="post: 525629" data-attributes="member: 13003"><p>SM - </p><p>Mind if I toss something really radical into the mix?</p><p>What if you assume that the anxiety and depression and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) etc. are all secondary dxes? Assume that she is suffering from major burnout due to a hidden challenge or two? </p><p></p><p>Is there any way you could test the theory?</p><p></p><p>Has she ever been tested by a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) for auditory issues? I'm thinking in terms of the lesser-known APDs like auditory figure ground, here. If she has it, it may not as "over the top" as difficult child has it, but even at moderate levels, it demands significant brain power just to "listen"... which leaves less brain power for everything else. Mental exhaustion contributes to sleep problems. Declining performance contributes to anxiety. And so things snowball.</p><p></p><p>Given that school is agreeing that there has to be something else going on... would school support an initial screening? Just make sure they specifically test for auditory figure ground - the "hearing through noise" tests. If this is her challenge, something as simple as a personal fm system (sometimes called an auditory trainer) can make a HUGE difference, very quickly.</p><p></p><p>Or, if they can't pull testing together quickly, is there a personal FM system that she could try?</p><p></p><p>Have you ever asked her if she would rather learn in a small quiet setting than in a classroom, and why? (especially, if you ever asked before the depression showed up) Because that is often a clue. Or, did you ever notice that sometimes she wouldn't quite catch something you would tell her, and you were never sure why?</p><p></p><p>The beauty of dxes like Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) (and Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)) is that these are more physical than psychological. There are no medications - just accommodations and interventions. And most people out there - including teenagers - are more comfortable with a "physical" problem than a "mental" one - even if the "mental" problem is something simple and non-threatening as ADD.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soapbox, post: 525629, member: 13003"] SM - Mind if I toss something really radical into the mix? What if you assume that the anxiety and depression and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) etc. are all secondary dxes? Assume that she is suffering from major burnout due to a hidden challenge or two? Is there any way you could test the theory? Has she ever been tested by a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) for auditory issues? I'm thinking in terms of the lesser-known APDs like auditory figure ground, here. If she has it, it may not as "over the top" as difficult child has it, but even at moderate levels, it demands significant brain power just to "listen"... which leaves less brain power for everything else. Mental exhaustion contributes to sleep problems. Declining performance contributes to anxiety. And so things snowball. Given that school is agreeing that there has to be something else going on... would school support an initial screening? Just make sure they specifically test for auditory figure ground - the "hearing through noise" tests. If this is her challenge, something as simple as a personal fm system (sometimes called an auditory trainer) can make a HUGE difference, very quickly. Or, if they can't pull testing together quickly, is there a personal FM system that she could try? Have you ever asked her if she would rather learn in a small quiet setting than in a classroom, and why? (especially, if you ever asked before the depression showed up) Because that is often a clue. Or, did you ever notice that sometimes she wouldn't quite catch something you would tell her, and you were never sure why? The beauty of dxes like Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) (and Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)) is that these are more physical than psychological. There are no medications - just accommodations and interventions. And most people out there - including teenagers - are more comfortable with a "physical" problem than a "mental" one - even if the "mental" problem is something simple and non-threatening as ADD. [/QUOTE]
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