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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 42134" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Has she ever seen a neuropsychologist for a battery of tests? Sounds to me like she could be (not saying she is) on the autism spectrum, especially with the nailbiting fingers AND toes, and throwing stuff, and not able to answer "how do you feel?" I'd certainly want a full neuropsychologist exam. Something is going on that, in my opinion, makes your child "different" and I'm not convinced it's defiance. NeuroPsychs can test intensively to spot problem areas and often come up with helpful diagnosis. that can get your child help. I would skip the talk therapists and go to the neuropsychologist for an evaluation. Most therapists, including regular psycologists, do not tend to do testing to spot difficulties. They just sort of talk about it and, from our long experience, often can't tell by just talking and jump to wrong conclusions. My son is on the spectrum and communication is a big problem for him. He can not explain how he feels and has trouble with give and take conversations, yet he will go into long monologues about his own interests, without a break for a breath...lol. He used to love to touch things to see how they feel and throw things to watch how they land. It could have been misconstrued as defiance, but we saw more into it and persevered. He is doing GREAT now. Note: High-Functioning Autism (HFA) is often mistaken for mental illness--even psychiatrists can get it wrong because neurological testing is not their field. Interventions were the key. Good luck :smile:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 42134, member: 1550"] Has she ever seen a neuropsychologist for a battery of tests? Sounds to me like she could be (not saying she is) on the autism spectrum, especially with the nailbiting fingers AND toes, and throwing stuff, and not able to answer "how do you feel?" I'd certainly want a full neuropsychologist exam. Something is going on that, in my opinion, makes your child "different" and I'm not convinced it's defiance. NeuroPsychs can test intensively to spot problem areas and often come up with helpful diagnosis. that can get your child help. I would skip the talk therapists and go to the neuropsychologist for an evaluation. Most therapists, including regular psycologists, do not tend to do testing to spot difficulties. They just sort of talk about it and, from our long experience, often can't tell by just talking and jump to wrong conclusions. My son is on the spectrum and communication is a big problem for him. He can not explain how he feels and has trouble with give and take conversations, yet he will go into long monologues about his own interests, without a break for a breath...lol. He used to love to touch things to see how they feel and throw things to watch how they land. It could have been misconstrued as defiance, but we saw more into it and persevered. He is doing GREAT now. Note: High-Functioning Autism (HFA) is often mistaken for mental illness--even psychiatrists can get it wrong because neurological testing is not their field. Interventions were the key. Good luck [img]:smile:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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