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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 463256" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Malika - </p><p></p><p>We had to do that. We didn't get ANY diagnosis except we did the research first. NONE of them.</p><p></p><p>It takes... forever... to do the research. For 2 years I ran on 4 hours of sleep a night to get time to research. You can't do that. (husband could cover if I needed a half-hour nap). But... you CAN start with a similar process, plus bounce stuff off the rest of us here - and still come up with a range of possibilities.</p><p></p><p>The process is this... </p><p>Pick one of the suspicions at a time. Research it on the net - partly to get a feel if this "fits" at all, and partly to get all the "see also" links.</p><p>Then, follow up in every one of those links. And any other links from there.</p><p></p><p>We went from ADHD to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (25 stops along the way) before we finally ended up with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) (in addition to ADHD). But its tricky - because Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is essentially the motor skills challenges of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Aspie kids... without being on the spectrum. And ADHD traits also show up in kids on the spectrum. SO... we had to follow every lead. Our search included various mental illnesses, but didn't go into Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) etc. because this is my child and we know there was no alcohol or drugs involved. It did include Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), even though that wasn't a possibility either - well adjusted kid until he hit school?? And yet - some stuff from there ended up being clues we needed for something else.</p><p></p><p>If I were in your shoes right now? I'd be taking Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) as my research point, and finding out what else can be in the "see also" category. Get as long a list as you can, of things that fit "somewhat". And then expand from there.</p><p></p><p>You will probably end up with 3-6 possible dxes that need to be investigated. You will have documented your reasons why. psychiatrist can take it from there.</p><p></p><p>You might be surprised at where the search and journey take you to... we sure were.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 463256, member: 11791"] Malika - We had to do that. We didn't get ANY diagnosis except we did the research first. NONE of them. It takes... forever... to do the research. For 2 years I ran on 4 hours of sleep a night to get time to research. You can't do that. (husband could cover if I needed a half-hour nap). But... you CAN start with a similar process, plus bounce stuff off the rest of us here - and still come up with a range of possibilities. The process is this... Pick one of the suspicions at a time. Research it on the net - partly to get a feel if this "fits" at all, and partly to get all the "see also" links. Then, follow up in every one of those links. And any other links from there. We went from ADHD to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (25 stops along the way) before we finally ended up with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) (in addition to ADHD). But its tricky - because Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is essentially the motor skills challenges of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Aspie kids... without being on the spectrum. And ADHD traits also show up in kids on the spectrum. SO... we had to follow every lead. Our search included various mental illnesses, but didn't go into Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) etc. because this is my child and we know there was no alcohol or drugs involved. It did include Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), even though that wasn't a possibility either - well adjusted kid until he hit school?? And yet - some stuff from there ended up being clues we needed for something else. If I were in your shoes right now? I'd be taking Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) as my research point, and finding out what else can be in the "see also" category. Get as long a list as you can, of things that fit "somewhat". And then expand from there. You will probably end up with 3-6 possible dxes that need to be investigated. You will have documented your reasons why. psychiatrist can take it from there. You might be surprised at where the search and journey take you to... we sure were. [/QUOTE]
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