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<blockquote data-quote="DazedandConfused" data-source="post: 189091" data-attributes="member: 831"><p>Is the pediatrician prescribing the Strattera? </p><p> </p><p>Just something I learned the hard way and I will pass it along to you. Pediatricians are out of their area of expertise prescribing such medication. They are GPs for children. It can be very difficult for the medical professionals THAT DO have the expertise to get it right. Please, be careful.</p><p> </p><p>Now, many of us on here started with the ADHD/ODD diagnoses. That may be what your son has. I find it interesting that a Neuropysch diagnosed the ADHD and the ODD. Usually, when one gets an evaluation by a neuropsychologist, it's a grueling process taking days of testing. Yes, if you child as ADHD, it will be very difficult for him to get through the process. I no longer use the ADHD label for my son. I prefer the simple "hyperactive", and it was very obvious during testing because Son needed several breaks. Even having to do jumping jacks in the parking lot outside the Npsych's office and then running around the whole complex of buildings. Anyway, generally Npsychs don't have a specific test for ADHD that I know of. So, I'm wondering what test exactly indicated ADHD? There should be a report stating all tests that were given. </p><p> </p><p>There is no medication for ODD. Most times, ODD is no more than a description of oppositional behaviors that manifest themselves for various reasons. Finding those reasons is the tricky part is something that many of us can testify to. </p><p> </p><p>Like previous responses, I would be looking for opinions and evaluations done by people that specialize in treating children with behavioral/mental disorders before starting medications.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DazedandConfused, post: 189091, member: 831"] Is the pediatrician prescribing the Strattera? Just something I learned the hard way and I will pass it along to you. Pediatricians are out of their area of expertise prescribing such medication. They are GPs for children. It can be very difficult for the medical professionals THAT DO have the expertise to get it right. Please, be careful. Now, many of us on here started with the ADHD/ODD diagnoses. That may be what your son has. I find it interesting that a Neuropysch diagnosed the ADHD and the ODD. Usually, when one gets an evaluation by a neuropsychologist, it's a grueling process taking days of testing. Yes, if you child as ADHD, it will be very difficult for him to get through the process. I no longer use the ADHD label for my son. I prefer the simple "hyperactive", and it was very obvious during testing because Son needed several breaks. Even having to do jumping jacks in the parking lot outside the Npsych's office and then running around the whole complex of buildings. Anyway, generally Npsychs don't have a specific test for ADHD that I know of. So, I'm wondering what test exactly indicated ADHD? There should be a report stating all tests that were given. There is no medication for ODD. Most times, ODD is no more than a description of oppositional behaviors that manifest themselves for various reasons. Finding those reasons is the tricky part is something that many of us can testify to. Like previous responses, I would be looking for opinions and evaluations done by people that specialize in treating children with behavioral/mental disorders before starting medications. [/QUOTE]
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