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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 402039" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi, Deb, and welcome to the board. Sorry you have to be here though.</p><p></p><p>I have a few questions that could help us help you. Was she exposed to any drugs/alcohol while her birthmother was pregnant with her? She seems to have a limited short term memory, common in children who have been exposed to drugs/alcohol before birth. How was her early development? Are there any psychiatric problems on either side of her genetic family tree (remember, she is 50% her birthfather and 50% her birthmother, at least genetically). Was she thrown around from person to person before she came to live with you? There usually are serious issues with kids in foster care as you and I both know (I adopted one child from foster care and have four adopted children in all). Have you taken her for a neuropsychologist evaluation to find out why she has such a poor memory?</p><p></p><p>ODD in my opinion is not a useful diagnosis, especially for teenagers. It doesn't explain WHY the child is defiant and rarely stands alone. in my opinion she does need a complete evaluation before it is too late and she escalates into, say, drug using. Has she had any help outside of talk therapy? How does she do in school? Do you feel she has attached to your family and feels as if shes belongs? Do you feel she CAN attach?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 402039, member: 1550"] Hi, Deb, and welcome to the board. Sorry you have to be here though. I have a few questions that could help us help you. Was she exposed to any drugs/alcohol while her birthmother was pregnant with her? She seems to have a limited short term memory, common in children who have been exposed to drugs/alcohol before birth. How was her early development? Are there any psychiatric problems on either side of her genetic family tree (remember, she is 50% her birthfather and 50% her birthmother, at least genetically). Was she thrown around from person to person before she came to live with you? There usually are serious issues with kids in foster care as you and I both know (I adopted one child from foster care and have four adopted children in all). Have you taken her for a neuropsychologist evaluation to find out why she has such a poor memory? ODD in my opinion is not a useful diagnosis, especially for teenagers. It doesn't explain WHY the child is defiant and rarely stands alone. in my opinion she does need a complete evaluation before it is too late and she escalates into, say, drug using. Has she had any help outside of talk therapy? How does she do in school? Do you feel she has attached to your family and feels as if shes belongs? Do you feel she CAN attach? [/QUOTE]
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