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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 253943" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>I'm glad you have found a therapist who is taking the situation seriously and wants to help your difficult child. I'm also glad you're seeking a consult with an endocrinologist. You might also want to add in a consult with a new neurologist to address the migraine issue.</p><p> </p><p>I hope you won't take this the wrong way, but ADHD shouldn't be diagnosed just by observation. Did this therapist administer any testing to confirm the ADHD diagnosis? In addition, ADHD-like inattention can be caused by other disorders, such as anxiety. All three of my children have at one time or another been diagnosed with ADHD, but we are coming to the conclusion that none of them actually has true ADHD. Rather, their inattention is fueled by mood issues. When the mood issues are treated appropriately, their inattention subsides.</p><p> </p><p>I also wonder whether your difficult child's cluster of symptoms in actuality falls under an umbrella diagnosis, such a mood disorder or Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). A neuropsychologist evaluation might really yield some good answers at this point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 253943, member: 2423"] I'm glad you have found a therapist who is taking the situation seriously and wants to help your difficult child. I'm also glad you're seeking a consult with an endocrinologist. You might also want to add in a consult with a new neurologist to address the migraine issue. I hope you won't take this the wrong way, but ADHD shouldn't be diagnosed just by observation. Did this therapist administer any testing to confirm the ADHD diagnosis? In addition, ADHD-like inattention can be caused by other disorders, such as anxiety. All three of my children have at one time or another been diagnosed with ADHD, but we are coming to the conclusion that none of them actually has true ADHD. Rather, their inattention is fueled by mood issues. When the mood issues are treated appropriately, their inattention subsides. I also wonder whether your difficult child's cluster of symptoms in actuality falls under an umbrella diagnosis, such a mood disorder or Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). A neuropsychologist evaluation might really yield some good answers at this point. [/QUOTE]
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