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I give. Will be asking for medications, I guess.
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<blockquote data-quote="KateM" data-source="post: 168860" data-attributes="member: 1973"><p>Shari, I'm sorry to hear this. My son was diagnosis with ADD when he was 5 by a neurologist. His school psychologist felt that he had "more than ADD" but he didn't fit the criteria for Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD).We believed it may have been more than ADD, too.</p><p></p><p>We paid out of pocket for social skills groups and therapy. Then he received in home therapy.</p><p></p><p>At age 14, he got his diagnosis of Aspergers. While the diagnosis did open doors for school services, it also closed some doors for us. </p><p></p><p>But the main point is that we obtained services privately when he was younger that treated him as Aspergers even though he didn't have the diagnosis yet. Because the social skills groups were group therapy, it wasn't very expensive ( and they did work on a sliding scale fee). Would paying for the groups you have in the area be an option for you?</p><p></p><p>Also, just to let you know, even though difficult child had all this therapy, he still needed medication. He was started on a stimulant in first grade and still takes a ( different) stimulant. It was (is) the single best intervention for him.</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry you feel backed into a corner. ((( Shari)))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KateM, post: 168860, member: 1973"] Shari, I'm sorry to hear this. My son was diagnosis with ADD when he was 5 by a neurologist. His school psychologist felt that he had "more than ADD" but he didn't fit the criteria for Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD).We believed it may have been more than ADD, too. We paid out of pocket for social skills groups and therapy. Then he received in home therapy. At age 14, he got his diagnosis of Aspergers. While the diagnosis did open doors for school services, it also closed some doors for us. But the main point is that we obtained services privately when he was younger that treated him as Aspergers even though he didn't have the diagnosis yet. Because the social skills groups were group therapy, it wasn't very expensive ( and they did work on a sliding scale fee). Would paying for the groups you have in the area be an option for you? Also, just to let you know, even though difficult child had all this therapy, he still needed medication. He was started on a stimulant in first grade and still takes a ( different) stimulant. It was (is) the single best intervention for him. I'm sorry you feel backed into a corner. ((( Shari))) [/QUOTE]
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