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Is this a bad, bad psychiatrist? Or should I just take the drugs and run?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 244000" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Are you sure a neuropsychologist evaluation is for surgery? It's a battery of tests, taking up to 10 hours, to evaluate the child's function in all areas of his life. I don't see where it would have anything to do with surgery...a neuropsychologist is a Psychologist with extra training in the brain, therefore he can intensively test and diagnose everything from bipolar to autistic spectrum to ADHD. That's how many of us got our best diagnosis. If a child is given stimulants, because ADHD is presumed, and he actually has an impending mood disorder or is on the autistic spectrum, stimulants can cause more problems than they solve. It is in my opinion better to be safe than sorry before trying ANY medications. We learned the hard way. Our son was first dxd. with ADHD and that was not the actual issue, as we found out later on. A pediatrician referal should be enough to have insurance cover it. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 244000, member: 1550"] Are you sure a neuropsychologist evaluation is for surgery? It's a battery of tests, taking up to 10 hours, to evaluate the child's function in all areas of his life. I don't see where it would have anything to do with surgery...a neuropsychologist is a Psychologist with extra training in the brain, therefore he can intensively test and diagnose everything from bipolar to autistic spectrum to ADHD. That's how many of us got our best diagnosis. If a child is given stimulants, because ADHD is presumed, and he actually has an impending mood disorder or is on the autistic spectrum, stimulants can cause more problems than they solve. It is in my opinion better to be safe than sorry before trying ANY medications. We learned the hard way. Our son was first dxd. with ADHD and that was not the actual issue, as we found out later on. A pediatrician referal should be enough to have insurance cover it. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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