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Do ADD, ODD and other kids' diagnoses eventually change to schizophreniia?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 448020" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I'm sorry if I am repeating, but I didn't read the other answers (I just got back from a vacation).</p><p></p><p>If he hears things that aren't there and sees things that aren't there, that is a psychotic disorder and needs serious medication. It could be bipolar or schizophrenia. A very important question is, does either run in his family tree on either side? Schizophrenia and bipolar are both hereditary (very much so), and often they do not become clearly defined until the teenage years or later. However, there IS such a thing as childhood schizophrenia and they are starting to diagnose early bipolar (not sure how accurate they are with bipolar). Schizophrenia is pretty specific. Do you see any changes in his cognitive functioning?</p><p></p><p>Ok, I scrolled back for a few posts. My own .02 is that this is not the autism spectrm because Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is not a psychotic disorder or a thought disorder. Kids can have more than one diagnoses. I know a classic bipolar I mother who has two bipolar/autistic children... both hear and see things that aren't there on top of exhibiting some autistic traits. I would try to get to the bottom of the voices and magical thinking first.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 448020, member: 1550"] I'm sorry if I am repeating, but I didn't read the other answers (I just got back from a vacation). If he hears things that aren't there and sees things that aren't there, that is a psychotic disorder and needs serious medication. It could be bipolar or schizophrenia. A very important question is, does either run in his family tree on either side? Schizophrenia and bipolar are both hereditary (very much so), and often they do not become clearly defined until the teenage years or later. However, there IS such a thing as childhood schizophrenia and they are starting to diagnose early bipolar (not sure how accurate they are with bipolar). Schizophrenia is pretty specific. Do you see any changes in his cognitive functioning? Ok, I scrolled back for a few posts. My own .02 is that this is not the autism spectrm because Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is not a psychotic disorder or a thought disorder. Kids can have more than one diagnoses. I know a classic bipolar I mother who has two bipolar/autistic children... both hear and see things that aren't there on top of exhibiting some autistic traits. I would try to get to the bottom of the voices and magical thinking first. [/QUOTE]
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