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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 467399" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>The other question, of course, is "why is he like this".</p><p></p><p>I havent' got time to check up on the history here, so you may have already gone down this road...</p><p></p><p>You said, ADHD, Bi-polar, and ODD.</p><p>Notice, I switched the order. That's on purpose.</p><p></p><p>Next, the phrase "hellish kindergarten".</p><p></p><p>Next, he's 12... AND just switched schools (reason does NOT matter).</p><p></p><p>Red Flags.</p><p>I suspect your son has undetected disabilities. And these are driving him to insanity.</p><p>School does NOT see this. They never go looking for stuff to spend money on!</p><p></p><p>For example - 50% of kids with ADHD, also have Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) - a condition that affects their neuromotor skills, and may affect gross motor, fine motor, or both. Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) has a HUGE impact at school. The fine motor issues collide directly with almost all academic activity in the early grades. The gross motor issues interfere with the development of social skills.</p><p></p><p>ADHD also has high co-morbidity rates with the standard learning disabilities... dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalcula, etc.</p><p></p><p>Kids with both ADHD and Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) often have secondary mental health issues, especially anxiety and depression.</p><p></p><p>On top of that, auditory processing issues are FREQUENTLY missed. Especially if there doesn't appear to be a problem with language. BUT... there can still be subtle language problems, OR an auditory condition where it is difficult to understand in the presence of background noise (typical classroom).</p><p></p><p>PLUS... </p><p>- he's 12, so hormones are becoming a factor</p><p>- its the worst possible age to be switching schools</p><p>- its also the point in time where school work becomes considerably more difficult, if the student has not mastered the foundation skills well (reading, writing, basic math functions, etc.)</p><p></p><p>My advice? Scrap the ODD diagnosis. Start digging for whatever else may be going in.</p><p>It will probably take at least a year, and maybe two... but its worth it.</p><p></p><p>(We finally got to the bottom of all of ours... at 14. Once we got the right dxes, accommodations, interventions, and medications... we have received back the son we thought we had before he started school.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 467399, member: 11791"] The other question, of course, is "why is he like this". I havent' got time to check up on the history here, so you may have already gone down this road... You said, ADHD, Bi-polar, and ODD. Notice, I switched the order. That's on purpose. Next, the phrase "hellish kindergarten". Next, he's 12... AND just switched schools (reason does NOT matter). Red Flags. I suspect your son has undetected disabilities. And these are driving him to insanity. School does NOT see this. They never go looking for stuff to spend money on! For example - 50% of kids with ADHD, also have Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) - a condition that affects their neuromotor skills, and may affect gross motor, fine motor, or both. Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) has a HUGE impact at school. The fine motor issues collide directly with almost all academic activity in the early grades. The gross motor issues interfere with the development of social skills. ADHD also has high co-morbidity rates with the standard learning disabilities... dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalcula, etc. Kids with both ADHD and Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) often have secondary mental health issues, especially anxiety and depression. On top of that, auditory processing issues are FREQUENTLY missed. Especially if there doesn't appear to be a problem with language. BUT... there can still be subtle language problems, OR an auditory condition where it is difficult to understand in the presence of background noise (typical classroom). PLUS... - he's 12, so hormones are becoming a factor - its the worst possible age to be switching schools - its also the point in time where school work becomes considerably more difficult, if the student has not mastered the foundation skills well (reading, writing, basic math functions, etc.) My advice? Scrap the ODD diagnosis. Start digging for whatever else may be going in. It will probably take at least a year, and maybe two... but its worth it. (We finally got to the bottom of all of ours... at 14. Once we got the right dxes, accommodations, interventions, and medications... we have received back the son we thought we had before he started school.) [/QUOTE]
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