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Defiant child @ home, in school...outbursts!
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<blockquote data-quote="SuzyfromTexas" data-source="post: 21431" data-attributes="member: 3338"><p>Heather,</p><p></p><p>Does this local psychiatrist have experience with children? </p><p></p><p>My son was evaluated by a psychologist with a PhD who specializes in assessments or neuropsychological evaluations for kids only. I think that by specializing in assessments she had the necessary experience and knew what to look for. Also, he was evaluated/tested for a total of 7-8 hours (broken up throughout the week) and I was interviewed by her for about one hour alone before his evaluation. My husband and I then were given an after evaluation interview which lasted about 2 hours. </p><p></p><p>I just want to give you an idea of what I think is an appropriate evaluation. I hear stories that children see a psychologist or psychiatrist for an hour and a diagnosis is given. This, in my opinion, would not be appropriate. </p><p></p><p>I'm still learning on this thread and certainly do not have all the answers. In fact the more I learn the more confused I become sometimes. Anyway, just wanted to share our experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuzyfromTexas, post: 21431, member: 3338"] Heather, Does this local psychiatrist have experience with children? My son was evaluated by a psychologist with a PhD who specializes in assessments or neuropsychological evaluations for kids only. I think that by specializing in assessments she had the necessary experience and knew what to look for. Also, he was evaluated/tested for a total of 7-8 hours (broken up throughout the week) and I was interviewed by her for about one hour alone before his evaluation. My husband and I then were given an after evaluation interview which lasted about 2 hours. I just want to give you an idea of what I think is an appropriate evaluation. I hear stories that children see a psychologist or psychiatrist for an hour and a diagnosis is given. This, in my opinion, would not be appropriate. I'm still learning on this thread and certainly do not have all the answers. In fact the more I learn the more confused I become sometimes. Anyway, just wanted to share our experience. [/QUOTE]
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