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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 145128" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Jules, since you're already having difficulty with the medications, I'd recommend taking your difficult child to a child psychiatrist, both to help refine the diagnosis and treat with the appropriate medications. Psychiatrists are much more skilled in this area than pediatricians.</p><p> </p><p>I'd also recommend a neuropsychological evaluation. Dxing ADHD is much more complicated than filling out questionnaires. My son hits the criteria for ADHD on those questionnaires, but his neuropsychologist strongly believes these symptoms are the result of his bipolar disorder rather than true ADHD. The symptoms of many childhood disorders overlap, and it takes a skilled professional to sort it all out. Because your son is young and has not undergone extensive testing by a neuropsychologist, I would be wary of accepting an ADHD diagnosis. It could very well be something else.</p><p> </p><p>Hang in there. I hope you get some answers soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 145128, member: 2423"] Jules, since you're already having difficulty with the medications, I'd recommend taking your difficult child to a child psychiatrist, both to help refine the diagnosis and treat with the appropriate medications. Psychiatrists are much more skilled in this area than pediatricians. I'd also recommend a neuropsychological evaluation. Dxing ADHD is much more complicated than filling out questionnaires. My son hits the criteria for ADHD on those questionnaires, but his neuropsychologist strongly believes these symptoms are the result of his bipolar disorder rather than true ADHD. The symptoms of many childhood disorders overlap, and it takes a skilled professional to sort it all out. Because your son is young and has not undergone extensive testing by a neuropsychologist, I would be wary of accepting an ADHD diagnosis. It could very well be something else. Hang in there. I hope you get some answers soon. [/QUOTE]
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