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<blockquote data-quote="lambsear2" data-source="post: 165677" data-attributes="member: 5136"><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0f2637"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">You folks are fast.... thanks for taking the time to read, I can be long winded at times. Sometimes things seem way too complicated to explain in short sentences.</span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0f2637"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">Did the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) suggest a diagnosis beyond ADD? The family courts did a psychiatric. evaluation before sending difficult child to Residential Treatment Center (RTC). The ADD/ODD was established prior to that. They did add a component of CD (conduct disorder) to his findings. </span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0f2637"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">Has your difficult child ever undergone any educational, psychological or neuropsychological testing? He was thoroughly tested in 5th grade. It was then that the ADD/ODD was diagnosed. The recent IQ test showed that he is where he should be for his age.</span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: #0f2637">Is he taking any medications? If so, what? He has been on medications in the past, but Residential Treatment Center (RTC) took him off them. Mostly his issues pertain to decision making/coping skills & anger management. difficult child said that the medications did not help him.</span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: #0f2637">Does he have friends he does things with or is he a loner? He has many friends. This is where he runs amok, he can be easily instigated. Socially, he does well, his teachers like him and he has never had a shortage of friends. The only problem we see is the type of kid he likes to hang out with- they are not always the best influence.</span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: #0f2637">Has he been drug tested while at home? You betch'a. He has smoked pot before and we know that he drinks occasionally.</span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: #0f2637">Is he in therapy? We have been doing therapy since 5th grade. He is a great manipulator and the therapy has never been very helpful. (except at Residential Treatment Center (RTC)) husband is opposed to doing therapy because he does not feel that it is beneficial (was never helpful before). difficult child does see the school Phych. every week and also does get alot of support from the Spec. Ed teacher. Generally difficult child does not think that there is anything wrong with him. I have tried to speak to him about the affects of ADD/ODD and have given him info on this. I don't think he is mature enough to be really self aware and absorb this information.</span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lambsear2, post: 165677, member: 5136"] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Comic Sans MS]You folks are fast.... thanks for taking the time to read, I can be long winded at times. Sometimes things seem way too complicated to explain in short sentences.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Comic Sans MS]Did the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) suggest a diagnosis beyond ADD? The family courts did a psychiatric. evaluation before sending difficult child to Residential Treatment Center (RTC). The ADD/ODD was established prior to that. They did add a component of CD (conduct disorder) to his findings. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Comic Sans MS]Has your difficult child ever undergone any educational, psychological or neuropsychological testing? He was thoroughly tested in 5th grade. It was then that the ADD/ODD was diagnosed. The recent IQ test showed that he is where he should be for his age.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=#0f2637]Is he taking any medications? If so, what? He has been on medications in the past, but Residential Treatment Center (RTC) took him off them. Mostly his issues pertain to decision making/coping skills & anger management. difficult child said that the medications did not help him.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=#0f2637]Does he have friends he does things with or is he a loner? He has many friends. This is where he runs amok, he can be easily instigated. Socially, he does well, his teachers like him and he has never had a shortage of friends. The only problem we see is the type of kid he likes to hang out with- they are not always the best influence.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=#0f2637]Has he been drug tested while at home? You betch'a. He has smoked pot before and we know that he drinks occasionally.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=#0f2637]Is he in therapy? We have been doing therapy since 5th grade. He is a great manipulator and the therapy has never been very helpful. (except at Residential Treatment Center (RTC)) husband is opposed to doing therapy because he does not feel that it is beneficial (was never helpful before). difficult child does see the school Phych. every week and also does get alot of support from the Spec. Ed teacher. Generally difficult child does not think that there is anything wrong with him. I have tried to speak to him about the affects of ADD/ODD and have given him info on this. I don't think he is mature enough to be really self aware and absorb this information.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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