Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
New to Forum and Desperate for Direction
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 19701" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi there. This is my advice after being through the mill with wrong diagnosis. with my son. Now that he is diagnosed right he is doing well. First of all ODD rarely stands alone. Secondly, I wouldn't try a plain psychologist to diagnose anything. Your family history shows he is at risk for both mood disorders and forms of autism--both are hereditary and require very different treatments and both cause kids to have ODD behaviors. I'd take him to a neuropsychologist rather than have MDE, but MDE is much better than just a psycologist (no MD, no knowledge of neurological disorders, prone to treat things with behavioral therapy), and pediatricians (best at strep throat, not childhood disorders). How does he socialize? Did he meet his milestones on time? Suicide in the family is a huge red flag for bipolar disorder, but that doesn't mean he has it. You really do need to get a total evaluation. Then you will have a "working diagnosis." The diagnosis often changes with time because as the kids get older you can see more, but you can get interventions now and see if they work. I would take a Psychiatrist (with the MD) over a Psycologist anyday. For my son, he saw both a Psychiatrist and a neuropsychologist. We didn't want to leave any stone unturned. Yet we still didn't get the right diagnosis. until he was 11, so it can take time and persistence. Hugs to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 19701, member: 1550"] Hi there. This is my advice after being through the mill with wrong diagnosis. with my son. Now that he is diagnosed right he is doing well. First of all ODD rarely stands alone. Secondly, I wouldn't try a plain psychologist to diagnose anything. Your family history shows he is at risk for both mood disorders and forms of autism--both are hereditary and require very different treatments and both cause kids to have ODD behaviors. I'd take him to a neuropsychologist rather than have MDE, but MDE is much better than just a psycologist (no MD, no knowledge of neurological disorders, prone to treat things with behavioral therapy), and pediatricians (best at strep throat, not childhood disorders). How does he socialize? Did he meet his milestones on time? Suicide in the family is a huge red flag for bipolar disorder, but that doesn't mean he has it. You really do need to get a total evaluation. Then you will have a "working diagnosis." The diagnosis often changes with time because as the kids get older you can see more, but you can get interventions now and see if they work. I would take a Psychiatrist (with the MD) over a Psycologist anyday. For my son, he saw both a Psychiatrist and a neuropsychologist. We didn't want to leave any stone unturned. Yet we still didn't get the right diagnosis. until he was 11, so it can take time and persistence. Hugs to you. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
New to Forum and Desperate for Direction
Top