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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 268036" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi there. Long time warrior mom here and adoptive mom, which you sort of are.</p><p></p><p>We really need to know more about your niece's background to have any sort of grasp of what may be going on. Why do you have custody? Are her parents abusive? Substance abusers? Is it possible her birthmother drank while she was pregnant. Her cluelessness from one week to the next reminds me of fetal alcohol syndrome forgetfulness...not intentional; the kids have organic brain damage. She doesn't seem to understand social norms either if she is calling her peers by the "B" word and has never had a friend. Why has she never had a friend? Is it possible that she's on the high end of the autism spectrum? Did she have any early delays? </p><p></p><p>I would want this complicated child evaluated completely by a neuropsychologist. in my opinion a counselor will not be enough for her, and may not even help her. It depends on how much she can comprehend or how well she can bond with the counselor and without a diagnosis, you really don't know what is wrong with her. Nor does the counselor. Counselors are not diagnosticians. They don't know how to test. NeuroPsychs do 6-10 hours of intensive testing and in my opinion are the best diagnosticians you can find.</p><p></p><p>Was this child ever sexually assaulted? If so, that will also play a big role in her development and, besides other evaluations, her counselor should be very specific to understanding this sort of childhood trauma.</p><p></p><p>Is she on medications? Did they help?</p><p></p><p>Glad you're here. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 268036, member: 1550"] Hi there. Long time warrior mom here and adoptive mom, which you sort of are. We really need to know more about your niece's background to have any sort of grasp of what may be going on. Why do you have custody? Are her parents abusive? Substance abusers? Is it possible her birthmother drank while she was pregnant. Her cluelessness from one week to the next reminds me of fetal alcohol syndrome forgetfulness...not intentional; the kids have organic brain damage. She doesn't seem to understand social norms either if she is calling her peers by the "B" word and has never had a friend. Why has she never had a friend? Is it possible that she's on the high end of the autism spectrum? Did she have any early delays? I would want this complicated child evaluated completely by a neuropsychologist. in my opinion a counselor will not be enough for her, and may not even help her. It depends on how much she can comprehend or how well she can bond with the counselor and without a diagnosis, you really don't know what is wrong with her. Nor does the counselor. Counselors are not diagnosticians. They don't know how to test. NeuroPsychs do 6-10 hours of intensive testing and in my opinion are the best diagnosticians you can find. Was this child ever sexually assaulted? If so, that will also play a big role in her development and, besides other evaluations, her counselor should be very specific to understanding this sort of childhood trauma. Is she on medications? Did they help? Glad you're here. :happy: [/QUOTE]
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