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Found out difficult child's Discharge diagnosis- LMAO!
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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 49599" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>"ADHD/ODD is often code words for bipolar"</p><p></p><p>Really? I thought those were three distinct diagnosis.</p><p></p><p>I haven't followed your story totally Alison but long rages are not the reason to diagnose an 8 year old with bipolar. I would be hesitant to have that diagnosis on insurance papers unless they were very convinced it was true.</p><p></p><p>My difficult child raged for hours at a time. She did not have bipolar. She had ODD. No one ever suggested that ODD was a code name for bipolar. They both have very different symptoms. My difficult child thankfully has outgrown her rages. She would not have outgrown bipolar. Her behavior has changed so often during her 15 years that it would have been difficult to convincingly diagnose her with anything other than ODD.</p><p></p><p>I guess what I am saying is that the actual diagnosis is not as important as getting help for the rages. A diagnosis of bipolar will be very hard to shake if it turns out not to be true. ODD can be overcome.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 49599, member: 59"] "ADHD/ODD is often code words for bipolar" Really? I thought those were three distinct diagnosis. I haven't followed your story totally Alison but long rages are not the reason to diagnose an 8 year old with bipolar. I would be hesitant to have that diagnosis on insurance papers unless they were very convinced it was true. My difficult child raged for hours at a time. She did not have bipolar. She had ODD. No one ever suggested that ODD was a code name for bipolar. They both have very different symptoms. My difficult child thankfully has outgrown her rages. She would not have outgrown bipolar. Her behavior has changed so often during her 15 years that it would have been difficult to convincingly diagnose her with anything other than ODD. I guess what I am saying is that the actual diagnosis is not as important as getting help for the rages. A diagnosis of bipolar will be very hard to shake if it turns out not to be true. ODD can be overcome. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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