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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 493572" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Neuropsychs do specific testing in all areas of a child's function. Usually the testing goes on from 6-10 hours. I trust nobody as much as a neuropsychologist. If you need to also see an Occupational Therapist (OT) or PT, you can get a referral from him, but he often can sort out problems in those areas himself, along with speech, LDs, ADHD, autism spectrum, IQ, performance ability...you name it. A good neuropsychologist is extremely thorough and you, as the parent, also have to fill out a ton of forms. Hub and I both had to fill out three long, long questionaires and one teacher had to fill out one too. It took him three weeks to study the findings and write them down. He broke down my kid in a way nobody else ever had and he "got" him more than anyone else did as well. </p><p></p><p>Frankly, his psychiatrist had been a bad apple and a waste of time, diagnosing him wrongly with bipolar. I still get angry when I think about his three years with the wrong diagnosis and a ton of medications.</p><p></p><p>Anyhow, you have my very biased opinion...lolol. It took us a long time to get the full picture because issues become clearer as the kids get older. We had an update about every three years. Every neuropsychologist, without reading what the other had said, diagnosed him on the autism spectrum. He is. And he is medication free and he most certainly does NOT have bipolar...grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! He has life challenges, but he is NOT moody!!!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 493572, member: 1550"] Neuropsychs do specific testing in all areas of a child's function. Usually the testing goes on from 6-10 hours. I trust nobody as much as a neuropsychologist. If you need to also see an Occupational Therapist (OT) or PT, you can get a referral from him, but he often can sort out problems in those areas himself, along with speech, LDs, ADHD, autism spectrum, IQ, performance ability...you name it. A good neuropsychologist is extremely thorough and you, as the parent, also have to fill out a ton of forms. Hub and I both had to fill out three long, long questionaires and one teacher had to fill out one too. It took him three weeks to study the findings and write them down. He broke down my kid in a way nobody else ever had and he "got" him more than anyone else did as well. Frankly, his psychiatrist had been a bad apple and a waste of time, diagnosing him wrongly with bipolar. I still get angry when I think about his three years with the wrong diagnosis and a ton of medications. Anyhow, you have my very biased opinion...lolol. It took us a long time to get the full picture because issues become clearer as the kids get older. We had an update about every three years. Every neuropsychologist, without reading what the other had said, diagnosed him on the autism spectrum. He is. And he is medication free and he most certainly does NOT have bipolar...grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! He has life challenges, but he is NOT moody!!!! :) [/QUOTE]
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