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Do ADD, ODD and other kids' diagnoses eventually change to schizophreniia?
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<blockquote data-quote="seriously" data-source="post: 448081" data-attributes="member: 11920"><p>With respect to some of the others posting, I think that, in this case, it is not appropriate for us to try to help you figure this out via forum post. I think it's great for all of us to offer you some ideas to pursue but you need to take action for your son's sake and that action needs to be immediate.</p><p> </p><p>I feel very strongly that you need to take him to a child psychiatrist as soon as possible so that a qualified professional can start to help you figure out what is going on and what, if any, treatment or further assessment needs to be done.</p><p></p><p>I feel this is very urgent given that you are reporting that your son is </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The fact that the most troubling of these behaviors/symptoms have apparently emerged over the past year - particularly withdrawal from social contacts, slowed or blocked actions, paranoid ideation and obsession - is highly typical of an emerging mental illness like bipolar or schizophrenia.</p><p></p><p>Mental illness is not a death sentence.</p><p></p><p>Like any other serious illness, significant symptoms should trigger a search for explanations -diagnosis - which then leads to consideration of treatment.</p><p></p><p>Like any other serious illness, the sooner serious mental illness is diagnosed and treatment begun the better the odds that the illness will get better.</p><p></p><p>This is especially true for initial onset-psychosis which, if caught early and treated intensively, may completely remit or never develop into full blown schizophrenia.</p><p></p><p>I am NOT saying that is what he has. I personally do not agree that these symptoms can be explained by an autism diagnosis, although he may indeed be on the autism spectrum.</p><p></p><p>What I am saying, again, is that you need to get your son to a doctor and tell them this stuff.</p><p></p><p>The problem with paranoia, once it is well established, is that the person becomes very difficult to treat because they will not cooperate with treatment. They refuse to trust the doctors, their parents, potentially everyone, and refuse to accept the need for treatment.</p><p></p><p>This is because they are DELUSIONAL. To be delusional is to be UNABLE to recognize that what you believe to be true is not true.</p><p></p><p>Please, seek help right away. Do not wait.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seriously, post: 448081, member: 11920"] With respect to some of the others posting, I think that, in this case, it is not appropriate for us to try to help you figure this out via forum post. I think it's great for all of us to offer you some ideas to pursue but you need to take action for your son's sake and that action needs to be immediate. I feel very strongly that you need to take him to a child psychiatrist as soon as possible so that a qualified professional can start to help you figure out what is going on and what, if any, treatment or further assessment needs to be done. I feel this is very urgent given that you are reporting that your son is The fact that the most troubling of these behaviors/symptoms have apparently emerged over the past year - particularly withdrawal from social contacts, slowed or blocked actions, paranoid ideation and obsession - is highly typical of an emerging mental illness like bipolar or schizophrenia. Mental illness is not a death sentence. Like any other serious illness, significant symptoms should trigger a search for explanations -diagnosis - which then leads to consideration of treatment. Like any other serious illness, the sooner serious mental illness is diagnosed and treatment begun the better the odds that the illness will get better. This is especially true for initial onset-psychosis which, if caught early and treated intensively, may completely remit or never develop into full blown schizophrenia. I am NOT saying that is what he has. I personally do not agree that these symptoms can be explained by an autism diagnosis, although he may indeed be on the autism spectrum. What I am saying, again, is that you need to get your son to a doctor and tell them this stuff. The problem with paranoia, once it is well established, is that the person becomes very difficult to treat because they will not cooperate with treatment. They refuse to trust the doctors, their parents, potentially everyone, and refuse to accept the need for treatment. This is because they are DELUSIONAL. To be delusional is to be UNABLE to recognize that what you believe to be true is not true. Please, seek help right away. Do not wait. [/QUOTE]
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