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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 35263" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I read all the responses, and, with a speech delay involved, plus the ADHD diagnosis, I'd want a neuropsychologist evaluation or MDE. This kid COULD be on the high end of the autism spectrum, and, if not, a neuropsychologist does such intensive testing that you can come closer to the actual problem (likely the diagnosis will change with time). My son's first diagnosis was ADHD/ODD, but he is on the autism spectrum and is doing great with the right interventions (he's not on medications after a trial of about ten medications that he didn't need--there are no medications for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)). At almost fourteen he no longer has any behavioral problems and is almost completely mainstreamed at school and is a real blessing. But he was 11, and two diagnosis too late, before we got the right diagnosis. If you're "iffy" about medicating, I think you're smart. My son was on every ADHD medication that exists plus heavy drugs like Lithium and Risperdal because his ADHD/ODD diagnosis. was then switched to bipolar--both wrong. In hindsight, I wish I'd held off and gotten the interventions without adding the stimulants (which made him aggressive) or agreeing to put him on bipolar medications (bad reactions plus a fifty pound weight gain--three years later he is still overweight even NOT on medications). We learned that professionals can be wrong, yet they tend to be very insistent that they are RIGHT. If you have any doubts about the diagnosis. get an MDE or neuropsychologist report(not a Neurologist--they don't do the right kind of testing). A neuropsychologist or an MDE evalu can also be wrong, but it will guide you closer to the real problem and maybe you can get some interventions that will improve the life of your child. Be sure to get all interventions. It will be harder to get them if you only have an ADHD diagnosis. After another complete evaluation you'll have a better idea of his issues and can then decide to medicate. I wish I had not jumped on the stimulants just because a psycologist said ADHD. Good luck :smile:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 35263, member: 1550"] I read all the responses, and, with a speech delay involved, plus the ADHD diagnosis, I'd want a neuropsychologist evaluation or MDE. This kid COULD be on the high end of the autism spectrum, and, if not, a neuropsychologist does such intensive testing that you can come closer to the actual problem (likely the diagnosis will change with time). My son's first diagnosis was ADHD/ODD, but he is on the autism spectrum and is doing great with the right interventions (he's not on medications after a trial of about ten medications that he didn't need--there are no medications for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)). At almost fourteen he no longer has any behavioral problems and is almost completely mainstreamed at school and is a real blessing. But he was 11, and two diagnosis too late, before we got the right diagnosis. If you're "iffy" about medicating, I think you're smart. My son was on every ADHD medication that exists plus heavy drugs like Lithium and Risperdal because his ADHD/ODD diagnosis. was then switched to bipolar--both wrong. In hindsight, I wish I'd held off and gotten the interventions without adding the stimulants (which made him aggressive) or agreeing to put him on bipolar medications (bad reactions plus a fifty pound weight gain--three years later he is still overweight even NOT on medications). We learned that professionals can be wrong, yet they tend to be very insistent that they are RIGHT. If you have any doubts about the diagnosis. get an MDE or neuropsychologist report(not a Neurologist--they don't do the right kind of testing). A neuropsychologist or an MDE evalu can also be wrong, but it will guide you closer to the real problem and maybe you can get some interventions that will improve the life of your child. Be sure to get all interventions. It will be harder to get them if you only have an ADHD diagnosis. After another complete evaluation you'll have a better idea of his issues and can then decide to medicate. I wish I had not jumped on the stimulants just because a psycologist said ADHD. Good luck [img]:smile:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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