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Well it's not Asperger's - I guess it's ODD afterall!
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 549649" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I agree with this post 1000%. You can't just go by just the GARS for a diagnosis anyway. You need to see somebody schooled in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) who will observe as well as administer many tests to Parents and Child. Often Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids are misdiagnosed in their early years as ADHD or ODD, but as they grow older and the problems don't get better (in fact they get worse but in different ways), it becomes obvious.</p><p></p><p>I prefer NeuroPsychs. They do 6-10 hours of intensive testing in all areas of function. That's a lot more more than just the GARS, although they administer that too (to parents). I wouldn't put much stock in teachers. They are educators and don't really know our kids very well. They have 20-30 kids to deal with and often are clueless about childhood disorders. Teachers either tend to think the home life must be awful or else that everything is ADHD. Experience talking here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 549649, member: 1550"] I agree with this post 1000%. You can't just go by just the GARS for a diagnosis anyway. You need to see somebody schooled in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) who will observe as well as administer many tests to Parents and Child. Often Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids are misdiagnosed in their early years as ADHD or ODD, but as they grow older and the problems don't get better (in fact they get worse but in different ways), it becomes obvious. I prefer NeuroPsychs. They do 6-10 hours of intensive testing in all areas of function. That's a lot more more than just the GARS, although they administer that too (to parents). I wouldn't put much stock in teachers. They are educators and don't really know our kids very well. They have 20-30 kids to deal with and often are clueless about childhood disorders. Teachers either tend to think the home life must be awful or else that everything is ADHD. Experience talking here. [/QUOTE]
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