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Guanfacine Proscribed for 3.5 year old with ODD
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 523042" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Actually, he sounds a lot Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) to me. My son acted a lot like yours did. I don't think you are dealing with ODD at all and agree that it is sort of a catch-all when a professioinal doesn't know what is going on. Bet the neurologist didn't do any intensive testing on him. Neurologists are good for epilepsy and sleep studies, but really are not very good at diagnosing childhood behavioral issues. I'd see a neuropsychologist. BIG difference.</p><p></p><p>JMO, but our kids tend not to respond to behavioral therapists and their theories. Our differently wired kids seem to rebel against regular "typical" reward charts and the like...I would get another opinion on what is wrong first. Also, therapists can often point the finger at YOU as the problem, and in my opinion it's not you at all. He does have problems that make him different, unrelated to his family life. ODD is really a very unhelpful and incomplete diagnosis.</p><p></p><p> Here is an online test that you can take to see if he leans in that direction. I am told, by posters on an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) chat site, that if you answer the questions honestly, the test is quite accurate. Here it is:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html" target="_blank">http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html" target="_blank"></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 523042, member: 1550"] Actually, he sounds a lot Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) to me. My son acted a lot like yours did. I don't think you are dealing with ODD at all and agree that it is sort of a catch-all when a professioinal doesn't know what is going on. Bet the neurologist didn't do any intensive testing on him. Neurologists are good for epilepsy and sleep studies, but really are not very good at diagnosing childhood behavioral issues. I'd see a neuropsychologist. BIG difference. JMO, but our kids tend not to respond to behavioral therapists and their theories. Our differently wired kids seem to rebel against regular "typical" reward charts and the like...I would get another opinion on what is wrong first. Also, therapists can often point the finger at YOU as the problem, and in my opinion it's not you at all. He does have problems that make him different, unrelated to his family life. ODD is really a very unhelpful and incomplete diagnosis. Here is an online test that you can take to see if he leans in that direction. I am told, by posters on an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) chat site, that if you answer the questions honestly, the test is quite accurate. Here it is: [URL="http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html"]http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html [/URL] [/QUOTE]
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