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<blockquote data-quote="TeDo" data-source="post: 500541"><p>I want to welcome you also. Buddy is 1000% right!! It does sound like the delays are at the root of all the issues. Language processing could be a HUGE issue. She can hear just fine but maybe she can't process what she "hears" properly. All the delays also signal Autism Spectrum Disorder to me also.</p><p></p><p>My difficult child 1 had social and communication delays as an infant/toddler and was a late walker. He was just conpletely content to stay where he was so wasn't eager to get anywhere else fast. He was given the ADHD diagnosis at 3 years old. ODD was added in 3rd grade. When other things started going wrong and "typical" punishments didn't work with him. I had him reassessed a year ago and it turns out he's been on the Autism spectrum all along. That explains his inability to put his thoughts into apporpriate words, his sensitivity to many things, his behaviors when things don't go the way he wants (or thinks they should), his understanding of what is being asked of him (it just doesn't make sense to him), his extreme anxiety, and his insecurity.</p><p></p><p>I am also curious what the evaluator's credentials are. I also agree that counseling should be put way on the back burner for now. Do you know if the school has access to an autism specialist? I think your daughter should be evaluated using autism testing...if nothing else than to rule it out. In order to help her properly, you need to get to the bottom of things. ODD fits all of our kids most of the time but that is not a diagnosis to me, it is a description. Wrong help can do much more damage than no help at all. The way difficult child 1 was treated because of the ODD diagnosis was horrendous and increased his anxiety 10 fold and made him severely depressed. Now that we know the REAL problem, he is doing much better because he's getting the right kind of help.</p><p></p><p>You've gotten some good advice here. Stick with us and we'll get you and em through this. The wise women (and some men) here have been my sanity and are smarter than any professional I've ever dealt with or worked with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeDo, post: 500541"] I want to welcome you also. Buddy is 1000% right!! It does sound like the delays are at the root of all the issues. Language processing could be a HUGE issue. She can hear just fine but maybe she can't process what she "hears" properly. All the delays also signal Autism Spectrum Disorder to me also. My difficult child 1 had social and communication delays as an infant/toddler and was a late walker. He was just conpletely content to stay where he was so wasn't eager to get anywhere else fast. He was given the ADHD diagnosis at 3 years old. ODD was added in 3rd grade. When other things started going wrong and "typical" punishments didn't work with him. I had him reassessed a year ago and it turns out he's been on the Autism spectrum all along. That explains his inability to put his thoughts into apporpriate words, his sensitivity to many things, his behaviors when things don't go the way he wants (or thinks they should), his understanding of what is being asked of him (it just doesn't make sense to him), his extreme anxiety, and his insecurity. I am also curious what the evaluator's credentials are. I also agree that counseling should be put way on the back burner for now. Do you know if the school has access to an autism specialist? I think your daughter should be evaluated using autism testing...if nothing else than to rule it out. In order to help her properly, you need to get to the bottom of things. ODD fits all of our kids most of the time but that is not a diagnosis to me, it is a description. Wrong help can do much more damage than no help at all. The way difficult child 1 was treated because of the ODD diagnosis was horrendous and increased his anxiety 10 fold and made him severely depressed. Now that we know the REAL problem, he is doing much better because he's getting the right kind of help. You've gotten some good advice here. Stick with us and we'll get you and em through this. The wise women (and some men) here have been my sanity and are smarter than any professional I've ever dealt with or worked with. [/QUOTE]
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