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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 488110" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>ADHD has probably been diagnosed the longest. So, people - schools, medical specialists, etc. - feel comfortable that they know what they are looking for. BUT... "not so fast". ADHD is a frequent first diagnosis... but not necessarily the last, and not necessarily correct in the first place.</p><p></p><p>Keep in mind that a whole range of dxes and disorders overlap quite significantly.</p><p></p><p>For example - executive functions issues often go with ADHD - but you can be ADHD and not have that problem, OR you can have executive functions issues and NOT be ADHD (e.g. - executive functions issues can be part of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), as well).</p><p></p><p>APDs can look like ADHD - inattention, not following instructions, often getting into trouble (boredom), etc.</p><p></p><p>If you look at the ADHD definitions, and then look at the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) definitions - you'll find that pretty much everything under ADHD can also happen under Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) - except that with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), there will be more. (Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) can also NOT look like ADHD... )</p><p></p><p>And then... you get the "also rans"... </p><p>- 50% of kids with ADHD also have Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)</p><p>- 70% of kids with ADHD and a Learning Disability (LD), also have Auditory Processing Disorders (APD)</p><p>- and so on...</p><p></p><p>Depression? at 5? Hmmm... Its not uncommon in complex kids to hit depression by 8 or 9, when their world implodes because they can't keep up at school, but at 5, it wouldn't seem so likely to be secondary depression (which is what your husband described...) What else would cause those symptoms?</p><p></p><p>I agree with the others... more digging needs to be done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 488110, member: 11791"] ADHD has probably been diagnosed the longest. So, people - schools, medical specialists, etc. - feel comfortable that they know what they are looking for. BUT... "not so fast". ADHD is a frequent first diagnosis... but not necessarily the last, and not necessarily correct in the first place. Keep in mind that a whole range of dxes and disorders overlap quite significantly. For example - executive functions issues often go with ADHD - but you can be ADHD and not have that problem, OR you can have executive functions issues and NOT be ADHD (e.g. - executive functions issues can be part of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), as well). APDs can look like ADHD - inattention, not following instructions, often getting into trouble (boredom), etc. If you look at the ADHD definitions, and then look at the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) definitions - you'll find that pretty much everything under ADHD can also happen under Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) - except that with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), there will be more. (Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) can also NOT look like ADHD... ) And then... you get the "also rans"... - 50% of kids with ADHD also have Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) - 70% of kids with ADHD and a Learning Disability (LD), also have Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) - and so on... Depression? at 5? Hmmm... Its not uncommon in complex kids to hit depression by 8 or 9, when their world implodes because they can't keep up at school, but at 5, it wouldn't seem so likely to be secondary depression (which is what your husband described...) What else would cause those symptoms? I agree with the others... more digging needs to be done. [/QUOTE]
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