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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 220634" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>The neuropsychologist will REALLY help you. I know it's frustrating to wait, but they are good evaluators and usually have long waiting lists. </p><p>Sounds like nobody really knows what is wrong with your son. You have so many diagnosis. ODD rarely stands alone--I wouldn't even deal with that. Both ADHD and Aspergers are similar. If your son has speech delays and sensory issues, there is a good chance he is on the autism spectrum somewhere. If your son IS on the spectrum there are worlds of interventions the school can and should implement. I've had five kids, and I never trust the school district to diagnose because they tend not to hire the best and brightest. I also used private therapists, although I'd wait and see what the neuropsychologist says before spending money on a therapist. If your child is, say, on the autism spectrum, his biggest help will be PT, Occupational Therapist (OT), social skills, other school interventions. Therapy would be a far distant second since spectrum kids often don't understand therapy anyway, especially young spectrum kids. At any rate, get on the phone and make another neuropsychologist appointment. You will get 6-10 hours of intensive testing and know a lot more about your boy when it's over. Here is an online test for Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)/autistic spectrum disorder. People on an autism site I frequent consider it pretty accurate, as long as you are honest in your answers:</p><p><a href="http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html" target="_blank">http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 220634, member: 1550"] The neuropsychologist will REALLY help you. I know it's frustrating to wait, but they are good evaluators and usually have long waiting lists. Sounds like nobody really knows what is wrong with your son. You have so many diagnosis. ODD rarely stands alone--I wouldn't even deal with that. Both ADHD and Aspergers are similar. If your son has speech delays and sensory issues, there is a good chance he is on the autism spectrum somewhere. If your son IS on the spectrum there are worlds of interventions the school can and should implement. I've had five kids, and I never trust the school district to diagnose because they tend not to hire the best and brightest. I also used private therapists, although I'd wait and see what the neuropsychologist says before spending money on a therapist. If your child is, say, on the autism spectrum, his biggest help will be PT, Occupational Therapist (OT), social skills, other school interventions. Therapy would be a far distant second since spectrum kids often don't understand therapy anyway, especially young spectrum kids. At any rate, get on the phone and make another neuropsychologist appointment. You will get 6-10 hours of intensive testing and know a lot more about your boy when it's over. Here is an online test for Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)/autistic spectrum disorder. People on an autism site I frequent consider it pretty accurate, as long as you are honest in your answers: [url]http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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