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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 586982" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>My experience? </p><p>If you have ADHD plus anxiety or depression... then you don't have ADHD.</p><p>You either have ADHD <em>plus other significant (but missing) dxes, </em></p><p>or... you have something else... such as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (for example)</p><p></p><p>In the ADHD-plus category, some of the missing dxes include things like:</p><p>- Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) (half of the kids with ADHD also have Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) - developmental coordination disorder, in fine or gross motor skills or both)</p><p>- many kids with ADHD have learning disabilities</p><p>- 70% of kids with ADHD plus a Learning Disability (LD)... also have an Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) - and there are at least five variations of this. APDs are not usually tested for until at least age 7, due to the complexity of the tests and of the communication required.</p><p></p><p>Kids with "just" ADHD/ADD... don't tend to end up with secondary dxes like anxiety or depression. I have one kid like that. Major focus issues without ADHD medications... otherwise, a pretty typical kid.</p><p></p><p>difficult child started with an ADHD diagnosis.</p><p>Ended up with anxiety diagnosis, then depresison diagnosis... and a very long road, before we finally got to the point of uncovering the missing dxes, and... dealing with THOSE is what made a major impact on the anxiety and depression. And yes, the anxiety and depression started YOUNG.</p><p></p><p>If he's actually Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), then the whole approach to parenting is significantly different. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids are wired differently, think differently, and some intuitively know they are different... and fight against it but can't come up with the 'formula' that will make them like the "others"... which is part of the source of the depression.</p><p></p><p>Has he ever had a comprehensive evaluation?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 586982, member: 11791"] My experience? If you have ADHD plus anxiety or depression... then you don't have ADHD. You either have ADHD [I]plus other significant (but missing) dxes, [/I] or... you have something else... such as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (for example) In the ADHD-plus category, some of the missing dxes include things like: - Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) (half of the kids with ADHD also have Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) - developmental coordination disorder, in fine or gross motor skills or both) - many kids with ADHD have learning disabilities - 70% of kids with ADHD plus a Learning Disability (LD)... also have an Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) - and there are at least five variations of this. APDs are not usually tested for until at least age 7, due to the complexity of the tests and of the communication required. Kids with "just" ADHD/ADD... don't tend to end up with secondary dxes like anxiety or depression. I have one kid like that. Major focus issues without ADHD medications... otherwise, a pretty typical kid. difficult child started with an ADHD diagnosis. Ended up with anxiety diagnosis, then depresison diagnosis... and a very long road, before we finally got to the point of uncovering the missing dxes, and... dealing with THOSE is what made a major impact on the anxiety and depression. And yes, the anxiety and depression started YOUNG. If he's actually Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), then the whole approach to parenting is significantly different. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids are wired differently, think differently, and some intuitively know they are different... and fight against it but can't come up with the 'formula' that will make them like the "others"... which is part of the source of the depression. Has he ever had a comprehensive evaluation? [/QUOTE]
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