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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 572063" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>I could be wrong, but your psychiatrist might be right - or partly right.</p><p></p><p>medications are usually <em>not</em> the front-line in addressing the issues and challenges our kids face.</p><p></p><p>I went back through your list on this post, plus the previous thread you linked to...</p><p>And this is what I see: <em>bipolar, </em></p><p><em>adhd, </em></p><p><em>asperger's, </em></p><p><em>oppositional-defiant disorder, </em></p><p><em>severe anxiety, </em></p><p><em>motor planning issues, </em></p><p><em>and more. </em></p><p></p><p>From the prior post, add sensory processing disorder (SPD).</p><p></p><p>ODD ... well, that's a description of problem behavior, but there are no medications - nor interventions or accommodations or parent advice or anything else... we'll just call that a "placeholder". Yes, she is a challenge.</p><p></p><p>Anxiety... is <em>frequently</em> a secondary diagnosis with kids who have complex challenges, or whose challenges are unrecognized and not properly dealt with (accommodations/interventions/medications). Depression falls into the same category. At age 7, it's very hard to distinguish primary mood disorders from their "secondary" versions. The symptoms are identical... but the cause is not. For now? I'd be assuming this is secondary. medications "may" help, but won't solve the problem until the <em>reason</em> for the anxiety is known.</p><p></p><p>Which Aspergers' traits does she show? in particular, does she have challenges with social skills, peer relationships, etc?</p><p></p><p>Because... ADHD can be a stand-alone diagnosis but Aspies often have ADHD symptoms.</p><p>So can sensory processing disorder (SPD).</p><p>So can "motor planning issues" or Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) or "clumsy child syndrome" or whatever other label you want on that.</p><p></p><p>ADHD interventions, accommodations and/or medications "can" help ADHD symptoms.</p><p>sensory processing disorder (SPD) interventions and accommodations help sensory processing disorder (SPD) symptoms (in particular, Occupational Therapist (OT) therapies, and things that OTs can teach you to do at home). medications don't help sensory processing disorder (SPD).</p><p>Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) interventions and accommodations help Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) symptoms (again, Occupational Therapist (OT) stuff, no medications)</p><p></p><p>So... what is the <em>source</em> of the anxiety?</p><p></p><p>For my difficult child, it was two things. It took us YEARS to get to the bottom of either of them.</p><p>1) social skills issues (complex, coumpounded by missing dxes and totally wrong interventions and accommodations), and</p><p>2) Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) - auditory processing disorder, in our case "auditory figure ground".</p><p></p><p>Neither of <em>those</em> respond to medications either.</p><p></p><p>I can't speak to the bipolar possibility... our MH/MI challenges were limited to anxiety and depression.</p><p></p><p>Can you remind us who did the evaluations and gave the dxes? and how long ago?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 572063, member: 11791"] I could be wrong, but your psychiatrist might be right - or partly right. medications are usually [I]not[/I] the front-line in addressing the issues and challenges our kids face. I went back through your list on this post, plus the previous thread you linked to... And this is what I see: [I]bipolar, adhd, asperger's, oppositional-defiant disorder, severe anxiety, motor planning issues, and more. [/I] From the prior post, add sensory processing disorder (SPD). ODD ... well, that's a description of problem behavior, but there are no medications - nor interventions or accommodations or parent advice or anything else... we'll just call that a "placeholder". Yes, she is a challenge. Anxiety... is [I]frequently[/I] a secondary diagnosis with kids who have complex challenges, or whose challenges are unrecognized and not properly dealt with (accommodations/interventions/medications). Depression falls into the same category. At age 7, it's very hard to distinguish primary mood disorders from their "secondary" versions. The symptoms are identical... but the cause is not. For now? I'd be assuming this is secondary. medications "may" help, but won't solve the problem until the [I]reason[/I] for the anxiety is known. Which Aspergers' traits does she show? in particular, does she have challenges with social skills, peer relationships, etc? Because... ADHD can be a stand-alone diagnosis but Aspies often have ADHD symptoms. So can sensory processing disorder (SPD). So can "motor planning issues" or Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) or "clumsy child syndrome" or whatever other label you want on that. ADHD interventions, accommodations and/or medications "can" help ADHD symptoms. sensory processing disorder (SPD) interventions and accommodations help sensory processing disorder (SPD) symptoms (in particular, Occupational Therapist (OT) therapies, and things that OTs can teach you to do at home). medications don't help sensory processing disorder (SPD). Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) interventions and accommodations help Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) symptoms (again, Occupational Therapist (OT) stuff, no medications) So... what is the [I]source[/I] of the anxiety? For my difficult child, it was two things. It took us YEARS to get to the bottom of either of them. 1) social skills issues (complex, coumpounded by missing dxes and totally wrong interventions and accommodations), and 2) Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) - auditory processing disorder, in our case "auditory figure ground". Neither of [I]those[/I] respond to medications either. I can't speak to the bipolar possibility... our MH/MI challenges were limited to anxiety and depression. Can you remind us who did the evaluations and gave the dxes? and how long ago? [/QUOTE]
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