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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 438264" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>And it may not be just ONE diagnosis, either... we're at 6 and counting.</p><p></p><p>Learning disabilities can co-exist will all sorts of other diagnosis, so reading problems, per se, are not necessarily a sign of any particular medical diagnosis.</p><p></p><p>ADHD medications - need constant monitoring, and adjustments as they grow, so he may have outgrown the dosage, which would account for losing effectiveness - but does NOT account for some of the other behaviors (rocking, etc.)</p><p></p><p>If you can't get neuropsychologist (we can't get access here), a PhD Psychologist may be another option - but you really need the PhD part... these ones know how to research, and seem to really pay attention to details - even picked up stuff for us from previous testing, that the original report-writers missed. </p><p></p><p>Like others on this thread, I'd lean toward a possiblity of something on the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) range - definitely more pervasive than "just" ADHD. OR, it could be something physical - like a brain tumor... so, you'll need to get the "medical" possibilities ruled out as well. (Seems like the advantage of the neuropsychologist is that they can cover both bases - otherwise, you need two specialists, and have to get them to work together and agree... but it can be done)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 438264, member: 11791"] And it may not be just ONE diagnosis, either... we're at 6 and counting. Learning disabilities can co-exist will all sorts of other diagnosis, so reading problems, per se, are not necessarily a sign of any particular medical diagnosis. ADHD medications - need constant monitoring, and adjustments as they grow, so he may have outgrown the dosage, which would account for losing effectiveness - but does NOT account for some of the other behaviors (rocking, etc.) If you can't get neuropsychologist (we can't get access here), a PhD Psychologist may be another option - but you really need the PhD part... these ones know how to research, and seem to really pay attention to details - even picked up stuff for us from previous testing, that the original report-writers missed. Like others on this thread, I'd lean toward a possiblity of something on the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) range - definitely more pervasive than "just" ADHD. OR, it could be something physical - like a brain tumor... so, you'll need to get the "medical" possibilities ruled out as well. (Seems like the advantage of the neuropsychologist is that they can cover both bases - otherwise, you need two specialists, and have to get them to work together and agree... but it can be done) [/QUOTE]
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