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<blockquote data-quote="blb" data-source="post: 61528" data-attributes="member: 32"><p>Katherine,</p><p></p><p>The guy you highlighted is a psychologist. He cannot prescribe medications, only a psychiatrist (MD) can. Also, just mho, but any psychologist that feels he can address adhd through behavior modification only isn't really all that versed in adhd. I'm giving you a link to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060321235523/http://www.schwablearning.org/pdfs/2200_7-barktran.pdf" target="_blank">an in-depth article from Dr. Russell Barkley on adhd </a></p><p></p><p>This is just my opinion, but you may want to reconsider and have a full evaluation at a Children's Hospital, which can include meetings with a psychiatrist, psychologist, and a neuropsychologist. Many on the board have gone that route and have been pleased with the results. A psychologist is ONLY going to be able to give you behavior modification techniques unless he refers you to a psychiatrist. And you would want a pediatric psychiatrist that is well versed in ADHD/attention issues.</p><p></p><p>Found this for Arkansas <a href="http://www.uams.edu/" target="_blank">Arkansas Children's Hospital</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>From everything I've read, and lived through, most with severe adhd improve with a combination of medications and behavior mod. All the behavior mod in the world however, without the medications to allow them to increase their attention span, will not do much except on those days when focusing just clicks. This is the case with my oldest daughter (9yo)</p><p></p><p>The phrase I remember about adhd is that "kids with adhd are consistently inconsistent," in other words they can do well one day and then be held to that forever when often they are incapable of sustaining that level of attention on a daily basis. My difficult child was held to that standard and her self esteem plummeted from not being able to achieve that consistently.</p><p></p><p>Re your hubby, read "Driven to Distraction," by a Dr. Edward Hallowell. Your husband may very well have adhd, and when they focus on something they really are interested in, it's called hyperfocus. He may see quite a bit of himself in that book.</p><p></p><p>Also, there is a huge genetic component to adhd. Both my husband and I have it; I got by without medications, but could have really used them in college; my husband floundered in school and only at age 42 began medications with a huge improvement. Sounds like your husband is in a bit of denial re his own hx. This is not unusual. When my difficult child was initially diagnosed, we started shaking my husband's family tree to see his family's hx...oooweeboy let me tell you, I'm surprised I didn't run for the hills then <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/surprise.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":surprise:" title="surprise :surprise:" data-shortname=":surprise:" /></p><p></p><p>In any case, good on you for seeking help for your son!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blb, post: 61528, member: 32"] Katherine, The guy you highlighted is a psychologist. He cannot prescribe medications, only a psychiatrist (MD) can. Also, just mho, but any psychologist that feels he can address adhd through behavior modification only isn't really all that versed in adhd. I'm giving you a link to [URL='https://web.archive.org/web/20060321235523/http://www.schwablearning.org/pdfs/2200_7-barktran.pdf']an in-depth article from Dr. Russell Barkley on adhd [/URL] This is just my opinion, but you may want to reconsider and have a full evaluation at a Children's Hospital, which can include meetings with a psychiatrist, psychologist, and a neuropsychologist. Many on the board have gone that route and have been pleased with the results. A psychologist is ONLY going to be able to give you behavior modification techniques unless he refers you to a psychiatrist. And you would want a pediatric psychiatrist that is well versed in ADHD/attention issues. Found this for Arkansas [URL='http://www.uams.edu/']Arkansas Children's Hospital[/URL] From everything I've read, and lived through, most with severe adhd improve with a combination of medications and behavior mod. All the behavior mod in the world however, without the medications to allow them to increase their attention span, will not do much except on those days when focusing just clicks. This is the case with my oldest daughter (9yo) The phrase I remember about adhd is that "kids with adhd are consistently inconsistent," in other words they can do well one day and then be held to that forever when often they are incapable of sustaining that level of attention on a daily basis. My difficult child was held to that standard and her self esteem plummeted from not being able to achieve that consistently. Re your hubby, read "Driven to Distraction," by a Dr. Edward Hallowell. Your husband may very well have adhd, and when they focus on something they really are interested in, it's called hyperfocus. He may see quite a bit of himself in that book. Also, there is a huge genetic component to adhd. Both my husband and I have it; I got by without medications, but could have really used them in college; my husband floundered in school and only at age 42 began medications with a huge improvement. Sounds like your husband is in a bit of denial re his own hx. This is not unusual. When my difficult child was initially diagnosed, we started shaking my husband's family tree to see his family's hx...oooweeboy let me tell you, I'm surprised I didn't run for the hills then :surprise: In any case, good on you for seeking help for your son! [/QUOTE]
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