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6 yr old ADHD son wont wipe anything. Please Help
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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 587758" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>Well that clarifies alot! He really needs a comprehensive evaluation. It will take many kinds of therapies to help him reach his potential. </p><p>Attachment disorder happens because of inconsistent care sometime in the first few years of life, so that may be part of the problem.</p><p></p><p>Organic neurological damage from the drugs she used causes holes in his ability to learn. Some things can be learned and others have to be taught over and over daily.</p><p></p><p>He may also have fetal alcohol disorder or effect, because those that use drugs often drink too.</p><p></p><p>You will need a lot of support and he will likely need special education to be able to reach his potential. Getting those private evaluations will support your efforts.</p><p></p><p>The occupational therapy evaluation is really important still and I'd add a full speech and language pathology evaluation especially looking at his ability to process and comprehend language. There can be subtle issues that have a big impact.</p><p></p><p>There really is no time to waste, I hope his dad will be on board since you probably don't have any legal authority to arrange these things. </p><p></p><p>The longer you wait the harder it is to change behaviors. plus, being in trouble, failing, having people upset with him daily will eat away at his self esteem. He needs support to be successful and proud of himself.</p><p></p><p>And using a child psychiatric and using straight behavioral methods alone probably won't help. It's very important to figure out what's under the behaviors as discussed before, then to treat all of those areas. Psychologists and mental health professionals often only work on surface behaviors and stick tofamily problems add the cause. We all can do better, but this boy likely has much more going on. He has probably some degree of brain injury.</p><p></p><p>This is not likely to be a case of his just being oppositional and defiant, or adhd. Those are usually symptoms of bigger issues in a child with this boy's history.</p><p></p><p>Let us know how things are going!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 587758, member: 12886"] Well that clarifies alot! He really needs a comprehensive evaluation. It will take many kinds of therapies to help him reach his potential. Attachment disorder happens because of inconsistent care sometime in the first few years of life, so that may be part of the problem. Organic neurological damage from the drugs she used causes holes in his ability to learn. Some things can be learned and others have to be taught over and over daily. He may also have fetal alcohol disorder or effect, because those that use drugs often drink too. You will need a lot of support and he will likely need special education to be able to reach his potential. Getting those private evaluations will support your efforts. The occupational therapy evaluation is really important still and I'd add a full speech and language pathology evaluation especially looking at his ability to process and comprehend language. There can be subtle issues that have a big impact. There really is no time to waste, I hope his dad will be on board since you probably don't have any legal authority to arrange these things. The longer you wait the harder it is to change behaviors. plus, being in trouble, failing, having people upset with him daily will eat away at his self esteem. He needs support to be successful and proud of himself. And using a child psychiatric and using straight behavioral methods alone probably won't help. It's very important to figure out what's under the behaviors as discussed before, then to treat all of those areas. Psychologists and mental health professionals often only work on surface behaviors and stick tofamily problems add the cause. We all can do better, but this boy likely has much more going on. He has probably some degree of brain injury. This is not likely to be a case of his just being oppositional and defiant, or adhd. Those are usually symptoms of bigger issues in a child with this boy's history. Let us know how things are going! [/QUOTE]
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