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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 428297" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Stims are closely associated with autistic spectrum disorder. </p><p></p><p>He probably has more than one issue going on. It is unlikely in my opinion to only be ADHD and it is also in my opinion unlikely that he is doing those "irritating" things to bug you or to bug anyone. He probably NEEDS to do them. </p><p></p><p>I still think a neuropsychologist is better than a psychiatrist for diagnosing. Also, a neurologist to see if he has tics or if they are stims is also in my opinion a good idea. He could also have Tourettes. Tourettes causes all sorts of mental health and neurological issues. The first go-to diagnosis, it seems, for most kids is ADHD/ODD. It is VERY RARELY the last and final diagnosis. Stimulants make a lot of k ids worse. My son got mean and aggressive on stims. </p><p></p><p>If your son's birthmother did not get the proper prenatal care when she was pregnant that could cause all sorts of issues with the baby/now a child. You have a lot of things going on here. Everyone with an adopted kid, unless he/she knows the birthparents very well, has a blank slate and that makes it much harder for diagnosticians to diagnose...there is no real history. I took all my adopted kids to NeuroPsychs; I felt that was the best way to figure them out. I had better luck with them, diagnosis-wise, than with psychiatrists. Psychiatrists seem pretty clueless about stuff like Aspergers and other neurological conditions. NeuroPsychs test intensively and for both.</p><p></p><p>Keep us posted!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 428297, member: 1550"] Stims are closely associated with autistic spectrum disorder. He probably has more than one issue going on. It is unlikely in my opinion to only be ADHD and it is also in my opinion unlikely that he is doing those "irritating" things to bug you or to bug anyone. He probably NEEDS to do them. I still think a neuropsychologist is better than a psychiatrist for diagnosing. Also, a neurologist to see if he has tics or if they are stims is also in my opinion a good idea. He could also have Tourettes. Tourettes causes all sorts of mental health and neurological issues. The first go-to diagnosis, it seems, for most kids is ADHD/ODD. It is VERY RARELY the last and final diagnosis. Stimulants make a lot of k ids worse. My son got mean and aggressive on stims. If your son's birthmother did not get the proper prenatal care when she was pregnant that could cause all sorts of issues with the baby/now a child. You have a lot of things going on here. Everyone with an adopted kid, unless he/she knows the birthparents very well, has a blank slate and that makes it much harder for diagnosticians to diagnose...there is no real history. I took all my adopted kids to NeuroPsychs; I felt that was the best way to figure them out. I had better luck with them, diagnosis-wise, than with psychiatrists. Psychiatrists seem pretty clueless about stuff like Aspergers and other neurological conditions. NeuroPsychs test intensively and for both. Keep us posted! [/QUOTE]
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