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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 586085" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>The hospital my son was in had a neuropsychologist on staff. It was a child mental health psychiatric hospital. </p><p>Maybe you could check to see if they could do a comprehensive evaluation ( you'd have lots of forms to fill out too and there are many many tests, so thats how you'll know if they do it). Make sure it's a neuropsychologist not a general psychiatric. They have specialized training and can better sort thru developmental conditions vs. Mental health conditions. Typically general psychologists and psychiatrists would only diagnosis autism if the patient showed classic, lower on the spectrum signs like spinning, hand flapping, no eye contact etc. But that's only a limited number of those who really have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). It needs a comprehensive evaluation to be diagnosed.</p><p></p><p>If not, start looking while he is inpatient because wait lists for good neuropsychologists are usually longer.</p><p></p><p>I hope they keep him or find appropriate placement. He is far too impulsive and black/white thinking to be safe at home.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 586085, member: 12886"] The hospital my son was in had a neuropsychologist on staff. It was a child mental health psychiatric hospital. Maybe you could check to see if they could do a comprehensive evaluation ( you'd have lots of forms to fill out too and there are many many tests, so thats how you'll know if they do it). Make sure it's a neuropsychologist not a general psychiatric. They have specialized training and can better sort thru developmental conditions vs. Mental health conditions. Typically general psychologists and psychiatrists would only diagnosis autism if the patient showed classic, lower on the spectrum signs like spinning, hand flapping, no eye contact etc. But that's only a limited number of those who really have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). It needs a comprehensive evaluation to be diagnosed. If not, start looking while he is inpatient because wait lists for good neuropsychologists are usually longer. I hope they keep him or find appropriate placement. He is far too impulsive and black/white thinking to be safe at home. [/QUOTE]
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