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<blockquote data-quote="soapbox" data-source="post: 484055" data-attributes="member: 13003"><p>The grade-1 bombshell. </p><p></p><p>Doesn't sound like there has been a comprehensive evaluation done - you're just at the beginning of evaluating anything.</p><p>The ODD diagnosis... around here, most of the time, its just a place-holder. The diagnosis doesn't tall you anything about what to do that helps etc. - it just describes a behavior problem. Which <em>might</em> exist, or more likely is the result of other issues.</p><p></p><p>ADHD is a common first diagnosis. Schools and psychiatrists and tdocs are familiar with it. </p><p>BUT. There are many other things that are commonly co-morbid with ADHD. AND there are a number of other dxes that "look like" ADHD.</p><p></p><p>Here's some things to think about:</p><p>1) sensory issues - classrooms are a recipe for overload on many fronts</p><p>2) motor skills issues - gross motor problems result in the child being left out or worse, and fine motor problems make most school tasks difficult or impossible (coloring/art, writing, scissors, etc.). 50% of kids with ADHD, also have Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) (developmental coordination disorder).</p><p>3) APDs often aren't even thought about unless the child has an obvious language issue... but certain APDs, especially auditory figure ground problems, make it really difficult to function in a classroom. Auditory figure ground problems are where the person does beautifully in a quiet environment, but can't really function in a noisy environment. And classrooms are notoriously noisy (no matter what the teacher says!). If you can't make out what the teacher is saying, of course you're not going to behave well. 70% if kids who have ADHD and a Learning Disability (LD), also have Auditory Processing Disorders (APD).</p><p>4) learning disabilities, which of course don't show up until they get into school...</p><p></p><p>Something about school is driving him crazy. School, of course, believes the problem "must" come from home - from the way he is parented (they don't necessarily come out and SAY that, of course, but... it shows in their approach). But the problem really is that he has issues and challenges that are not recognized yet, and therefore he doesn't have the accommodations and interventions he really needs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soapbox, post: 484055, member: 13003"] The grade-1 bombshell. Doesn't sound like there has been a comprehensive evaluation done - you're just at the beginning of evaluating anything. The ODD diagnosis... around here, most of the time, its just a place-holder. The diagnosis doesn't tall you anything about what to do that helps etc. - it just describes a behavior problem. Which [I]might[/I] exist, or more likely is the result of other issues. ADHD is a common first diagnosis. Schools and psychiatrists and tdocs are familiar with it. BUT. There are many other things that are commonly co-morbid with ADHD. AND there are a number of other dxes that "look like" ADHD. Here's some things to think about: 1) sensory issues - classrooms are a recipe for overload on many fronts 2) motor skills issues - gross motor problems result in the child being left out or worse, and fine motor problems make most school tasks difficult or impossible (coloring/art, writing, scissors, etc.). 50% of kids with ADHD, also have Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) (developmental coordination disorder). 3) APDs often aren't even thought about unless the child has an obvious language issue... but certain APDs, especially auditory figure ground problems, make it really difficult to function in a classroom. Auditory figure ground problems are where the person does beautifully in a quiet environment, but can't really function in a noisy environment. And classrooms are notoriously noisy (no matter what the teacher says!). If you can't make out what the teacher is saying, of course you're not going to behave well. 70% if kids who have ADHD and a Learning Disability (LD), also have Auditory Processing Disorders (APD). 4) learning disabilities, which of course don't show up until they get into school... Something about school is driving him crazy. School, of course, believes the problem "must" come from home - from the way he is parented (they don't necessarily come out and SAY that, of course, but... it shows in their approach). But the problem really is that he has issues and challenges that are not recognized yet, and therefore he doesn't have the accommodations and interventions he really needs. [/QUOTE]
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