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6yo step-son with ADHD and ODD..
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<blockquote data-quote="soapbox" data-source="post: 507198" data-attributes="member: 13003"><p>Hope you don't mind if we ask more questions...</p><p></p><p></p><p>Who did the diagnosis? Was an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation done? How about Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)?</p><p></p><p>It's not that the ADHD diagnosis is necessarily wrong... but it could be.</p><p>OR... there could be ADHD plus <em>other stuff.</em></p><p>Either way, it doesn't sound like you have the full picture.</p><p></p><p></p><p>This is school... "not following directions" is a <em>big red flag.</em> Often, that is assumed to be an ADHD trait. However, there are other dxes that would also explain that trait. </p><p></p><p>If the child has auditory processing problems of ANY sort - from hearing issues, to Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD), to other APDs such as auditory figure ground (cannot "hear" in the presence of background noise), the way this will present in the classroom is often "classical ADHD symptoms". But... medications to NOTHING for APDs or hearing issues. Technology, accommodations and interventions are the only things that help.</p><p></p><p>Or, if the child were somewhere on the Asperger's/Autism spectrum, the thougth processes are different, and so the child may be processing the instructions differently than the teacher expects. These kids need a totally different approach to parenting and school.</p><p></p><p>There can be other things as well - these are just two examples.</p><p></p><p>--</p><p>From your posts, it seems like there is much more going on than plain-jane ADHD.</p><p>It will likely take more rounds of evaluation to figure out what some of these things are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soapbox, post: 507198, member: 13003"] Hope you don't mind if we ask more questions... Who did the diagnosis? Was an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation done? How about Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)? It's not that the ADHD diagnosis is necessarily wrong... but it could be. OR... there could be ADHD plus [I]other stuff.[/I] Either way, it doesn't sound like you have the full picture. This is school... "not following directions" is a [I]big red flag.[/I] Often, that is assumed to be an ADHD trait. However, there are other dxes that would also explain that trait. If the child has auditory processing problems of ANY sort - from hearing issues, to Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD), to other APDs such as auditory figure ground (cannot "hear" in the presence of background noise), the way this will present in the classroom is often "classical ADHD symptoms". But... medications to NOTHING for APDs or hearing issues. Technology, accommodations and interventions are the only things that help. Or, if the child were somewhere on the Asperger's/Autism spectrum, the thougth processes are different, and so the child may be processing the instructions differently than the teacher expects. These kids need a totally different approach to parenting and school. There can be other things as well - these are just two examples. -- From your posts, it seems like there is much more going on than plain-jane ADHD. It will likely take more rounds of evaluation to figure out what some of these things are. [/QUOTE]
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