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<blockquote data-quote="helpangel" data-source="post: 270201" data-attributes="member: 7170"><p>OK just got back and what I forgot to ask is what does school have to say? I'm sure some of the teachers have noticed a drop in school performance. She may not need special education at this point but the testing to see if need spec. ed can help you get some of the answers you are looking for. My district uses the Achenbach for psychological testing it consists of parent questionaire, kid questionaire and a couple of teachers completing questionaire. It can be explained to easy child as school trying to figure out reason for fluctuation in grades and determine if they can offer some assistance that will help her learn better.</p><p></p><p>I'm going to tell a little of our history so you can see how the testing helped get proper treatment for my 12yo. I knew something was up with the 12yo from birth (she was enrolled in early intervention at 13 months old) and she has received Special Education services since 13 months old thru the public schools. When 4yo her 6yo sibling Angel was diagnosis with BiPolar (BP), ODD & adHd and at that point I started looking for answers outside school system. Angel's psychiatrist said it was all copy cat behavior which I disagreed with because the things supposedly being copied Angel had never done. Got her to a different psychologist and psychiatrist at different location and gave them very brief description of Angel's diagnosis's and mentioned I want them to set Angel's issues aside and only focus on their patient. They originally wanted to medicate her for adHd but when I pulled out the psychological evaluation that was done by school and they reviewed the graphs in that report they changed the adHd diagnosis to ADD and made primary diagnosis mood disorder not otherwise specified. The big thing that the graphs showed were that yes attention & impulsivity were in borderline range but affective disorders and depression were very high up in the clinical range. The school testing also identified some learning disabilities that I would have never caught on my own.</p><p></p><p>Let's face it 11yo is a rough age for kids - puberty and hormones can really run a muck with emotions, I'm really afraid if you force the evaluation and therapy idea she might throw up the wall and declare you the enemy instead of someone she can go to with questions. I love my mom but she wasn't anyone I ever went to for advice or info; example I learned about sex from another kid in 1st grade and luckily pulled a library book and checked my facts. The important thing is to keep lines of communication open and be available for guidance. I hope you find some of the answers your looking for.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="helpangel, post: 270201, member: 7170"] OK just got back and what I forgot to ask is what does school have to say? I'm sure some of the teachers have noticed a drop in school performance. She may not need special education at this point but the testing to see if need spec. ed can help you get some of the answers you are looking for. My district uses the Achenbach for psychological testing it consists of parent questionaire, kid questionaire and a couple of teachers completing questionaire. It can be explained to easy child as school trying to figure out reason for fluctuation in grades and determine if they can offer some assistance that will help her learn better. I'm going to tell a little of our history so you can see how the testing helped get proper treatment for my 12yo. I knew something was up with the 12yo from birth (she was enrolled in early intervention at 13 months old) and she has received Special Education services since 13 months old thru the public schools. When 4yo her 6yo sibling Angel was diagnosis with BiPolar (BP), ODD & adHd and at that point I started looking for answers outside school system. Angel's psychiatrist said it was all copy cat behavior which I disagreed with because the things supposedly being copied Angel had never done. Got her to a different psychologist and psychiatrist at different location and gave them very brief description of Angel's diagnosis's and mentioned I want them to set Angel's issues aside and only focus on their patient. They originally wanted to medicate her for adHd but when I pulled out the psychological evaluation that was done by school and they reviewed the graphs in that report they changed the adHd diagnosis to ADD and made primary diagnosis mood disorder not otherwise specified. The big thing that the graphs showed were that yes attention & impulsivity were in borderline range but affective disorders and depression were very high up in the clinical range. The school testing also identified some learning disabilities that I would have never caught on my own. Let's face it 11yo is a rough age for kids - puberty and hormones can really run a muck with emotions, I'm really afraid if you force the evaluation and therapy idea she might throw up the wall and declare you the enemy instead of someone she can go to with questions. I love my mom but she wasn't anyone I ever went to for advice or info; example I learned about sex from another kid in 1st grade and luckily pulled a library book and checked my facts. The important thing is to keep lines of communication open and be available for guidance. I hope you find some of the answers your looking for. [/QUOTE]
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