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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 524509" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>You've already received good advice... so just a couple of tidbits.</p><p></p><p>I was going to say "sleep study"... and that looks like it's going to happen. Sleep problem alone can cause major issues... and if there is anything else going on, sleep problems make them worse. If the don't find anything, it is still a really good thing to know either way.</p><p></p><p>Diagnosis has to come before medications, in my opinion. </p><p></p><p>But it takes time to get dxes! Especially to get a comprehensive evaluation.</p><p>Meanwhile, you could start looking for some of the things that often get missed, and that can either stand alone as problems, or are often part of a more complex diagnosis such as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).</p><p></p><p>Have you thought about an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation for sensory and motor skills issues. Not that I think your son has any gross motor skills issues, but because a kid can be over-the-top with gross skills, and still have trouble with fine skills like tieing shoes, writing, drawing, using utensils to eat, etc. And sensory issues are a huge problem if they exist, but there are lots of things that can be done to help. Results of an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation are of use to the person/team doing the comprehensive evaluation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 524509, member: 11791"] You've already received good advice... so just a couple of tidbits. I was going to say "sleep study"... and that looks like it's going to happen. Sleep problem alone can cause major issues... and if there is anything else going on, sleep problems make them worse. If the don't find anything, it is still a really good thing to know either way. Diagnosis has to come before medications, in my opinion. But it takes time to get dxes! Especially to get a comprehensive evaluation. Meanwhile, you could start looking for some of the things that often get missed, and that can either stand alone as problems, or are often part of a more complex diagnosis such as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Have you thought about an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation for sensory and motor skills issues. Not that I think your son has any gross motor skills issues, but because a kid can be over-the-top with gross skills, and still have trouble with fine skills like tieing shoes, writing, drawing, using utensils to eat, etc. And sensory issues are a huge problem if they exist, but there are lots of things that can be done to help. Results of an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation are of use to the person/team doing the comprehensive evaluation. [/QUOTE]
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