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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 369438" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>I know you're new to this, which is why we're telling you that a diagnosis of CD is a cop-out diagnosis for a ten-year-old with his background, especially without a comprehensive, multidisciplinary evaluation.</p><p><a href="http://www.aacap.org/" target="_blank">http://www.aacap.org/</a></p><p></p><p>Do your homework and you'll see that unless there was some traumatic event(s) in his past, or other factors that would seriously predispose him to these behaviors, a CD diagnosis just doesn't fit. And intensive behavioral modification carried out by mom as the only treatment isn't anywhere near what a comprehensive treatment plan should be. It's cheap, local, keeps the family dependent on one therapist, and is absolutely certain to exhaust the parents.</p><p></p><p>Is there any way you could move along outside referrals? Would the current diagnosis move him up on waiting lists? Can you do an extended stay elsewhere? Is the system such that they would give a child such a very serious diagnosis but not have any further diagnostic options or treatment routes beyond addressing behaviors available?</p><p></p><p>I'd suggest you start doing some intensive research. Marguerite was right that any number of neurological conditions could cause these types of behaviors, so it's important to do your own homework.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I'd highly recommend starting with the first book, and I've added some sites representative of the problem areas often seen by families who land here.</p><p></p><p>What Your Explosive Child Is Trying to Tell You: Discovering the Pathway from Symptoms to Solutions by Dr. Douglas Riley</p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/What-Your-Explosive-Child-Trying/dp/0618700811?&camp=212361&linkCode=wsw&tag=condudisor08-20&creative=380801" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/What-Your-Explosive-Child-Trying/dp/0618700811?&camp=212361&linkCode=wsw&tag=condudisor08-20&creative=380801</a></p><p></p><p>Asperger's Syndrome</p><p><a href="http://www.yourlittleprofessor.com/diagnosing-aspergers-syndrome/" target="_blank">http://www.yourlittleprofessor.com/diagnosing-aspergers-syndrome/</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Out-Sync-Child-Recognizing-Processing/dp/0399531653/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1279015680&sr=1-11" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Out-Sync-Child-Recognizing-Processing/dp/0399531653/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1279015680&sr=1-11</a></p><p></p><p>Bipolar Disorder</p><p><a href="http://www.thebalancedmind.org/" target="_blank">http://www.thebalancedmind.org/</a></p><p></p><p>Childhood Sexual Abuse</p><p><a href="http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Child_Sexual_Abuse_09.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Child_Sexual_Abuse_09.aspx</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 369438, member: 701"] I know you're new to this, which is why we're telling you that a diagnosis of CD is a cop-out diagnosis for a ten-year-old with his background, especially without a comprehensive, multidisciplinary evaluation. [url]http://www.aacap.org/[/url] Do your homework and you'll see that unless there was some traumatic event(s) in his past, or other factors that would seriously predispose him to these behaviors, a CD diagnosis just doesn't fit. And intensive behavioral modification carried out by mom as the only treatment isn't anywhere near what a comprehensive treatment plan should be. It's cheap, local, keeps the family dependent on one therapist, and is absolutely certain to exhaust the parents. Is there any way you could move along outside referrals? Would the current diagnosis move him up on waiting lists? Can you do an extended stay elsewhere? Is the system such that they would give a child such a very serious diagnosis but not have any further diagnostic options or treatment routes beyond addressing behaviors available? I'd suggest you start doing some intensive research. Marguerite was right that any number of neurological conditions could cause these types of behaviors, so it's important to do your own homework. I'd highly recommend starting with the first book, and I've added some sites representative of the problem areas often seen by families who land here. What Your Explosive Child Is Trying to Tell You: Discovering the Pathway from Symptoms to Solutions by Dr. Douglas Riley [url]http://www.amazon.com/What-Your-Explosive-Child-Trying/dp/0618700811?&camp=212361&linkCode=wsw&tag=condudisor08-20&creative=380801[/url] Asperger's Syndrome [url]http://www.yourlittleprofessor.com/diagnosing-aspergers-syndrome/[/url] [url]http://www.amazon.com/Out-Sync-Child-Recognizing-Processing/dp/0399531653/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1279015680&sr=1-11[/url] Bipolar Disorder [url]http://www.thebalancedmind.org/[/url] Childhood Sexual Abuse [url]http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Pages/Child_Sexual_Abuse_09.aspx[/url] [/QUOTE]
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