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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 77198" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi there and welcome to the board.</p><p>I've adopted four kids, one with special needs. His birthmother abused drugs while she was pregnant, and he needed open heart surgery as an infant and is on the autism spectrum. I have a few suggestions, and you can take them or leave them.</p><p>These are medically and psychologically and neurologically complicated children. It is not going to be easy for you to get a complete picture of what is going on with your daughter, especially not at such a young age and with such extenuating circumstances. My son's first diagnosis. was ADHD/ODD too and I did medicate him--now I'm sorry because that was far, far from the big picture with him. I would first take that little girl to a children's hospital for a multidisciplinary exam. I think a neuropsychologist is an even better idea. This way she will be evaluated in all areas. You don't know what kind of brain damage she may have incurred which could be contributing to her behavior. Did your sister use drugs or drink while pregnant? If so, that has to be a consideration too. Are there psychiatric or neurological disorders in the family tree? That's another consideration. The abuse she suffered can cause some attachment issues--so that can also be factored in. If your child is like mine, you can take her to ten therapists and get ten different opinions. The most accurate way of figuring out the things that she needs help with, in my opinion, is a complete evaluation in all areas of her functioning. At least you have solid evidence of strengths and weaknesses and you can request school and community interventions. When my son was eleven, he was finally diagnosed as a Spectrum Child, something we had figured, but he had gotten a few wrong diagnoses and tons of wrong medications. In hindsight, because he is such a complex kid with unusual circumstances, I would have (could I go back in time) held off on the medications until he was a little older because his early diagnosis. were wrong and the medications made him worse, not better. You may never know 100% what is going on, but you get a better picture as your child gets older. One last thing: I'd test this child for seizures. Not only can they cause some strange behavior, but, with the abuse, you never know. We did all this stuff for my son and, in the end, it paid off. He's really doing well. His early behavioral problems are just about gone and he's doing better in school and in life than we'd ever dreamed. I hope this helps a little.</p><p>Others will come along with more advice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 77198, member: 1550"] Hi there and welcome to the board. I've adopted four kids, one with special needs. His birthmother abused drugs while she was pregnant, and he needed open heart surgery as an infant and is on the autism spectrum. I have a few suggestions, and you can take them or leave them. These are medically and psychologically and neurologically complicated children. It is not going to be easy for you to get a complete picture of what is going on with your daughter, especially not at such a young age and with such extenuating circumstances. My son's first diagnosis. was ADHD/ODD too and I did medicate him--now I'm sorry because that was far, far from the big picture with him. I would first take that little girl to a children's hospital for a multidisciplinary exam. I think a neuropsychologist is an even better idea. This way she will be evaluated in all areas. You don't know what kind of brain damage she may have incurred which could be contributing to her behavior. Did your sister use drugs or drink while pregnant? If so, that has to be a consideration too. Are there psychiatric or neurological disorders in the family tree? That's another consideration. The abuse she suffered can cause some attachment issues--so that can also be factored in. If your child is like mine, you can take her to ten therapists and get ten different opinions. The most accurate way of figuring out the things that she needs help with, in my opinion, is a complete evaluation in all areas of her functioning. At least you have solid evidence of strengths and weaknesses and you can request school and community interventions. When my son was eleven, he was finally diagnosed as a Spectrum Child, something we had figured, but he had gotten a few wrong diagnoses and tons of wrong medications. In hindsight, because he is such a complex kid with unusual circumstances, I would have (could I go back in time) held off on the medications until he was a little older because his early diagnosis. were wrong and the medications made him worse, not better. You may never know 100% what is going on, but you get a better picture as your child gets older. One last thing: I'd test this child for seizures. Not only can they cause some strange behavior, but, with the abuse, you never know. We did all this stuff for my son and, in the end, it paid off. He's really doing well. His early behavioral problems are just about gone and he's doing better in school and in life than we'd ever dreamed. I hope this helps a little. Others will come along with more advice. [/QUOTE]
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