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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 527318" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Welcome.</p><p></p><p>You said he's 11?</p><p>ADHD.</p><p>Possible depression.</p><p>Identity crisis.</p><p>And behavior issues.</p><p></p><p> (I don't like the ODD label, except as a "place holder", because there are no therapies, interventions, or medications that have any impact... ODD is usually the result of other things not being caught...)</p><p></p><p>Well... </p><p>This is JMO - but based on what our family has gone through.</p><p></p><p>Buddy already laid out the things a lot of us recommend so I won't re-key the details that are above, but just add a couple of points...</p><p></p><p>ADHD rarely stands alone - it can, but most often, there will be other things going on.</p><p>Either that, or it's a mis-diagnosis of ADHD that's actually something else (Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), or MH stuff) - but this isn't our experience. </p><p>We're an ADHD Plus ++++ family.</p><p></p><p>On top of that... APDs look SO much like ADHD. The same "not paying attention", etc. (there's reasons for that)</p><p></p><p>Stats I've run into (seems like a few others are running into some of the same...) </p><p>- 50% of kids with ADHD have Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) (formal diagnosis for neuro-motor skills issues)</p><p>- high proportion (don't have number for this) have LDs</p><p>- 70% of kids with ADHD and a Learning Disability (LD)... also have Auditory Processing Disorders (APD)</p><p></p><p>Add that to the many changes and transitions he's gone through, and... I'd be guessing that the depression is secondary - start resolving some of the other problems in his life, and that will go away. As will the "ODD" stuff, not overnight but slowly.... at least, the parts that aren't relationship-based. </p><p></p><p>And that identity crisis? </p><p>Well, they didn't call it that in our family, but... I'd have to say that was there, too.</p><p>When you can't make your brain and/or muscles do what they need to do, and YOU get all the blame for it (this is especially true at school)... it's really hard on your identity. You say you can't - they say you can but you're not trying. Who's right?</p><p></p><p>Get answers... it's the only answer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 527318, member: 11791"] Welcome. You said he's 11? ADHD. Possible depression. Identity crisis. And behavior issues. (I don't like the ODD label, except as a "place holder", because there are no therapies, interventions, or medications that have any impact... ODD is usually the result of other things not being caught...) Well... This is JMO - but based on what our family has gone through. Buddy already laid out the things a lot of us recommend so I won't re-key the details that are above, but just add a couple of points... ADHD rarely stands alone - it can, but most often, there will be other things going on. Either that, or it's a mis-diagnosis of ADHD that's actually something else (Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), or MH stuff) - but this isn't our experience. We're an ADHD Plus ++++ family. On top of that... APDs look SO much like ADHD. The same "not paying attention", etc. (there's reasons for that) Stats I've run into (seems like a few others are running into some of the same...) - 50% of kids with ADHD have Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) (formal diagnosis for neuro-motor skills issues) - high proportion (don't have number for this) have LDs - 70% of kids with ADHD and a Learning Disability (LD)... also have Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) Add that to the many changes and transitions he's gone through, and... I'd be guessing that the depression is secondary - start resolving some of the other problems in his life, and that will go away. As will the "ODD" stuff, not overnight but slowly.... at least, the parts that aren't relationship-based. And that identity crisis? Well, they didn't call it that in our family, but... I'd have to say that was there, too. When you can't make your brain and/or muscles do what they need to do, and YOU get all the blame for it (this is especially true at school)... it's really hard on your identity. You say you can't - they say you can but you're not trying. Who's right? Get answers... it's the only answer. [/QUOTE]
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