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<blockquote data-quote="soapbox" data-source="post: 525923" data-attributes="member: 13003"><p>Definitely more going on than ADHD (we're a majorly ADHD house here...).</p><p>And... I'm another one that doesn't like ODD as a diagnosis, except as a place-holder. Yes, it describes problem behaviours, and you child may have those to a T. But... ODD as a diagnosis provides no interventions, no accommodations, no medications, nothing. As a placeholder, it validates that there is definitely something going on that is "not normal"... but that means more digging is necessary.</p><p></p><p>You mention meltdowns as something that goes back to infancy. Has he ever been tested for sensory issues? That would be an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation. Sensory issues are a HUGE source of meltdowns. No medications, but there are therapies, accommodations and interventions that help.</p><p></p><p>If you suspect that there is any element of ADHD, then you could try to familiarize yourself with the things that either "go with" ADHD, or "look like" ADHD in some form.</p><p>For example, lots of families on this board have had a child diagnosed as ADHD, and it ended up being Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), or even BiPolar (BP).</p><p>Others, like our family, have ADHD "plus".</p><p></p><p>Some of the "plus" elements can be:</p><p>- sensory (Occupational Therapist (OT) testing)</p><p>- learning disabilities (dyslexia, dyscalcula, etc.)</p><p>- motor skills issues (fine and/or gross, both of which are a huge problem in school) - Occupational Therapist (OT) testing</p><p>- auditory processing disorders - including the ones not always tested for, like auditory figure ground (difficulty picking out the important sounds in the presence of background noise). (Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)/auditory specialist in APDs)</p><p></p><p>Do some research. See if anything jumps out at you.</p><p>From the way you describe your X, he may be more open to things that "go with" ADHD if he is already comfortable with the ADHD diagnosis. </p><p>Maybe just approaching it from this aspect might get buy-in for some more detailed testing?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soapbox, post: 525923, member: 13003"] Definitely more going on than ADHD (we're a majorly ADHD house here...). And... I'm another one that doesn't like ODD as a diagnosis, except as a place-holder. Yes, it describes problem behaviours, and you child may have those to a T. But... ODD as a diagnosis provides no interventions, no accommodations, no medications, nothing. As a placeholder, it validates that there is definitely something going on that is "not normal"... but that means more digging is necessary. You mention meltdowns as something that goes back to infancy. Has he ever been tested for sensory issues? That would be an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation. Sensory issues are a HUGE source of meltdowns. No medications, but there are therapies, accommodations and interventions that help. If you suspect that there is any element of ADHD, then you could try to familiarize yourself with the things that either "go with" ADHD, or "look like" ADHD in some form. For example, lots of families on this board have had a child diagnosed as ADHD, and it ended up being Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), or even BiPolar (BP). Others, like our family, have ADHD "plus". Some of the "plus" elements can be: - sensory (Occupational Therapist (OT) testing) - learning disabilities (dyslexia, dyscalcula, etc.) - motor skills issues (fine and/or gross, both of which are a huge problem in school) - Occupational Therapist (OT) testing - auditory processing disorders - including the ones not always tested for, like auditory figure ground (difficulty picking out the important sounds in the presence of background noise). (Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)/auditory specialist in APDs) Do some research. See if anything jumps out at you. From the way you describe your X, he may be more open to things that "go with" ADHD if he is already comfortable with the ADHD diagnosis. Maybe just approaching it from this aspect might get buy-in for some more detailed testing? [/QUOTE]
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