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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 677948" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Hi, and welcome. Sorry you need to be here, but glad you found us.</p><p> </p><p>Mind me asking who did this diagnosis? The reason for asking is, lots of us have been through the diagnostic wringer. If you happen to have a complex kid, it's really hard to get the whole picture. The best diagnoses come from a comprehensive evaluation - and even that isn't perfect. But a comprehensive evaluation takes 6-10 hours over several appointments, and tests for ALL the edges - developmental (such as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or Asperger's), mental illness (such as bi-polar, schizophrenia, personality disorders), mental health issues (such as situational depression, anxiety, PTSD) and educational challenges (such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, working memory, etc.)</p><p> </p><p>Even then, most comprehensive evaluations do not test for auditory processing disorders (which can be co-morbid with all sorts of other problems, and which are frequently misdiagnosed as ADHD).</p><p> </p><p>He's almost 10, stuck with a bunch of 8 year olds in class, will likely be the target of significant bullying (kids with challenges are almost always bullied). And the bullying can come from teachers, too. The work is starting to get more challenging. If he's struggled since the beginning of school, what has HE been saying about school? What does he find hard? Especially, what did he say the first year or two? (By now, if you ask, he'll likely just say that "everything is hard".)</p><p> </p><p>You say he has challenges not just academically, but socially. What was he like as a baby, and toddler?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 677948, member: 11791"] Hi, and welcome. Sorry you need to be here, but glad you found us. Mind me asking who did this diagnosis? The reason for asking is, lots of us have been through the diagnostic wringer. If you happen to have a complex kid, it's really hard to get the whole picture. The best diagnoses come from a comprehensive evaluation - and even that isn't perfect. But a comprehensive evaluation takes 6-10 hours over several appointments, and tests for ALL the edges - developmental (such as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or Asperger's), mental illness (such as bi-polar, schizophrenia, personality disorders), mental health issues (such as situational depression, anxiety, PTSD) and educational challenges (such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, working memory, etc.) Even then, most comprehensive evaluations do not test for auditory processing disorders (which can be co-morbid with all sorts of other problems, and which are frequently misdiagnosed as ADHD). He's almost 10, stuck with a bunch of 8 year olds in class, will likely be the target of significant bullying (kids with challenges are almost always bullied). And the bullying can come from teachers, too. The work is starting to get more challenging. If he's struggled since the beginning of school, what has HE been saying about school? What does he find hard? Especially, what did he say the first year or two? (By now, if you ask, he'll likely just say that "everything is hard".) You say he has challenges not just academically, but socially. What was he like as a baby, and toddler? [/QUOTE]
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