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<blockquote data-quote="TeDo" data-source="post: 539825"><p>There is ALWAYS that <em>possibility</em>. Just out of curiosity, do you notice anything similar between him and the 11 year old? Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) is on the spectrum so it <em>could</em> be possible he's on the spectrum as well. From the things you're describing now, he sounds a lot like difficult child 1 did when the stuff at school got him severely depressed. Depression in kids generally is expressed as anger. If the psychiatrist won't listen to you about the medications and insists that it is ONLY ADHD and to wait it out, I would SERIOUSLY be changing psychiatrists in a hurry. I would also look very hard for a neuropsychologist. It sounds like he needs a THOROUGH evaluation. Treating the wrong diagnosis can sometimes do a LOT more damage. Trust your mommy gut. Something more or different than ADHD is going on. Find professionals that will actually HELP.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeDo, post: 539825"] There is ALWAYS that [I]possibility[/I]. Just out of curiosity, do you notice anything similar between him and the 11 year old? Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) is on the spectrum so it [I]could[/I] be possible he's on the spectrum as well. From the things you're describing now, he sounds a lot like difficult child 1 did when the stuff at school got him severely depressed. Depression in kids generally is expressed as anger. If the psychiatrist won't listen to you about the medications and insists that it is ONLY ADHD and to wait it out, I would SERIOUSLY be changing psychiatrists in a hurry. I would also look very hard for a neuropsychologist. It sounds like he needs a THOROUGH evaluation. Treating the wrong diagnosis can sometimes do a LOT more damage. Trust your mommy gut. Something more or different than ADHD is going on. Find professionals that will actually HELP. [/QUOTE]
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