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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 225779" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi again.</p><p>A 4-5 hour evaluation isn't very long. My son was tested for ten hours at two hour increments. Have they looked at him for possible Autistic Spectrum Disorder/Aspergers? This would explain unevenness in school performance, poor IQ testing (these kids often do poorly on IQ tests) and if he is clueless socially that is usually because he is somewhere on the spectrum. Moodswings can go with it or he can have a childhood mood disorder, either co-morbid with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or independent of it, however a mood disorder is different. What makes your child act out. Can he handle transitioning from one activity to another without acting out? Can he multi-task? Does he have an obsessive interests (such as computers, videogames, certain television shows?) Does he have a good imagination and a variety of interests? Does he ever memorize things that he's seen on television?</p><p>It's very hard to know for sure what is going on by just reading a post, however even a neuropsychologist can be wrong OR could have missed something OR could have cut the testing short. I don't know that a forensics neuropsychologist is the best type for a child who has so many issues that aren't just behavioral. If it were me, I'd get a neuropsychologist evaluation somewhere else and match them up. He's not getting better now, so you don't have anything to lose. I'm going to post a few links for you to look at. See if any of these disorders sound familiar. Like others have said, ODD is really not a useful diagnosis. We know these kids are defiant. What we don't know is WHY. ODD rarely stands alone and in my opinion it sounds like this child has more going on than ADHD. How is his fine and gross motor skills? If he struggles there those are more red flags for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Anyway, here are a few links, and have a good Christmas!</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/high-functioning-autism" target="_blank">http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/high-functioning-autism</a></p><p><a href="http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/" target="_blank">http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/</a></p><p></p><p>Remember, kids can have both. It is common, in fact. If so, both need treating.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 225779, member: 1550"] Hi again. A 4-5 hour evaluation isn't very long. My son was tested for ten hours at two hour increments. Have they looked at him for possible Autistic Spectrum Disorder/Aspergers? This would explain unevenness in school performance, poor IQ testing (these kids often do poorly on IQ tests) and if he is clueless socially that is usually because he is somewhere on the spectrum. Moodswings can go with it or he can have a childhood mood disorder, either co-morbid with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or independent of it, however a mood disorder is different. What makes your child act out. Can he handle transitioning from one activity to another without acting out? Can he multi-task? Does he have an obsessive interests (such as computers, videogames, certain television shows?) Does he have a good imagination and a variety of interests? Does he ever memorize things that he's seen on television? It's very hard to know for sure what is going on by just reading a post, however even a neuropsychologist can be wrong OR could have missed something OR could have cut the testing short. I don't know that a forensics neuropsychologist is the best type for a child who has so many issues that aren't just behavioral. If it were me, I'd get a neuropsychologist evaluation somewhere else and match them up. He's not getting better now, so you don't have anything to lose. I'm going to post a few links for you to look at. See if any of these disorders sound familiar. Like others have said, ODD is really not a useful diagnosis. We know these kids are defiant. What we don't know is WHY. ODD rarely stands alone and in my opinion it sounds like this child has more going on than ADHD. How is his fine and gross motor skills? If he struggles there those are more red flags for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Anyway, here are a few links, and have a good Christmas! [url]http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/high-functioning-autism[/url] [url]http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/[/url] Remember, kids can have both. It is common, in fact. If so, both need treating. [/QUOTE]
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