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Evaluations with Psychiatrist vs. neuropsychologist
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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 89045" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Sunshine, I don't think you can go wrong with getting the most thorough evaluation possible in a child this young. Given your son is adopted and initially had a 12 month spread in chronological age vs. developmental age, I'd definitely suggest getting more. A developmental pediatrician would be another possibility but the waiting lists in most areas are at least 6 months out.</p><p></p><p>What medication is the psychiatrist recommending? Is that the Guanfacine listed in your signature?</p><p></p><p>What you've just seen is pretty typical of psychiatrist evaluations--a neuropsychologist evaluation typically would be 6-15 hours of evaluation (depending on the age of the child, nature of the problems, etc.). Using that data the neuropsychologist would refer out to other specialists such as speech and Occupational Therapist (OT). <em>The more accurate data you can collect on him through assessment at this young age, the more likely you are to get him appropriate interventions. </em> I cannot emphasize this assessment phase enough, especially before starting down the medication path unless he is so unstable it isn't a choice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 89045, member: 701"] Sunshine, I don't think you can go wrong with getting the most thorough evaluation possible in a child this young. Given your son is adopted and initially had a 12 month spread in chronological age vs. developmental age, I'd definitely suggest getting more. A developmental pediatrician would be another possibility but the waiting lists in most areas are at least 6 months out. What medication is the psychiatrist recommending? Is that the Guanfacine listed in your signature? What you've just seen is pretty typical of psychiatrist evaluations--a neuropsychologist evaluation typically would be 6-15 hours of evaluation (depending on the age of the child, nature of the problems, etc.). Using that data the neuropsychologist would refer out to other specialists such as speech and Occupational Therapist (OT). [i]The more accurate data you can collect on him through assessment at this young age, the more likely you are to get him appropriate interventions. [/i] I cannot emphasize this assessment phase enough, especially before starting down the medication path unless he is so unstable it isn't a choice. [/QUOTE]
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