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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 359517" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I've been around the block a bit. I'm 56 (you didn't read this <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":tongue:" title="tongue :tongue:" data-shortname=":tongue:" />), have five kids and have suffered from mental disorders myself, even in childhood. From what I've seen for myself and my son, NeuroPsychs are the very best diagnosticians of all. They do extensive testing in all areas and have knowledge of how the brain works and also psychology. Your son may have bipolar or he may have Aspergers. They look a lot alike, but the treatment is very different...so if you get the wrong diagnosis. you also get the wrong treatment. Many of us struggle for years trying to get somebody to peg our kid correctly. I didn't mean your son has bipolar or Aspergers...I was just using them as an example. ODD rarely stands by itself. I have a few questions that will helpl us help you. by the way, welcome to the board, but sorry you had to come. Okay then....</p><p></p><p>1/Are t here any psychiatric problems or substance abuse on either side of your child's GENETIC family tree? Any suicidal genetic relatives? Any relatives you suspect are "off" but are undiagnosed?</p><p></p><p>2/How was your son's early development? Did he speak on time? Did he sleep well, make good eye contact with everybody, like to cuddle? Has he always been able to socialize well with his same age peers? Does he ever act spacy and out of it, especially in new situations? Can he transition well from one activity to another? Any obsessive interests? How does he do academically in school? Does he know how to hold a give and take conversation or does he either monologue at people or answer "yes" and "no" or "I don't want to talk about it." </p><p></p><p>I had less than good luck for both myself and my son with psychiatrists. I like an aggressive neuropsychologist/Psychiatrist combo working together. That's how they finally figured out what was wrong with my son (and helped him). He was 11 before we nailed it right, and we had been trying since he was two years old (which is the age in which we adopted him). He's doing really well now, but it took a lot of time and frustration.</p><p></p><p>It would be helpful to us if you did a signature like I did below so we have an overview of the family. Is your hub his biological father? If not, is his biological father unstable? Any siblings?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 359517, member: 1550"] I've been around the block a bit. I'm 56 (you didn't read this :raspberry-tounge:), have five kids and have suffered from mental disorders myself, even in childhood. From what I've seen for myself and my son, NeuroPsychs are the very best diagnosticians of all. They do extensive testing in all areas and have knowledge of how the brain works and also psychology. Your son may have bipolar or he may have Aspergers. They look a lot alike, but the treatment is very different...so if you get the wrong diagnosis. you also get the wrong treatment. Many of us struggle for years trying to get somebody to peg our kid correctly. I didn't mean your son has bipolar or Aspergers...I was just using them as an example. ODD rarely stands by itself. I have a few questions that will helpl us help you. by the way, welcome to the board, but sorry you had to come. Okay then.... 1/Are t here any psychiatric problems or substance abuse on either side of your child's GENETIC family tree? Any suicidal genetic relatives? Any relatives you suspect are "off" but are undiagnosed? 2/How was your son's early development? Did he speak on time? Did he sleep well, make good eye contact with everybody, like to cuddle? Has he always been able to socialize well with his same age peers? Does he ever act spacy and out of it, especially in new situations? Can he transition well from one activity to another? Any obsessive interests? How does he do academically in school? Does he know how to hold a give and take conversation or does he either monologue at people or answer "yes" and "no" or "I don't want to talk about it." I had less than good luck for both myself and my son with psychiatrists. I like an aggressive neuropsychologist/Psychiatrist combo working together. That's how they finally figured out what was wrong with my son (and helped him). He was 11 before we nailed it right, and we had been trying since he was two years old (which is the age in which we adopted him). He's doing really well now, but it took a lot of time and frustration. It would be helpful to us if you did a signature like I did below so we have an overview of the family. Is your hub his biological father? If not, is his biological father unstable? Any siblings? [/QUOTE]
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