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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 29814" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Thanks for the additional information. Frankly, I wouldn't trust a counselor, social worker or even a psycologist (and especially not the school) to diagnose a psychiatric or neurological problem--they don't have any medical training and, in my long experience (I have bipolar and my son is on the autism spectrum) they don't tend to nail the disorders. They just don't have enough training to "get" what the child has. It is rare for a Psychiatrist or a neuropsychologist (who can do up to 12 hours of testing) to diagnose ODD. That's more of a therapists diagnosis. from my experience. The School Districts have an agenda--in my opinion, I don't think they are objective or even very good at diagnosing. My son had wrong diagnosis. of ADHD/ODD and bipolar. in my opinion again, I feel it's best to go to the top and see a Child Psychiatrist first for diagnosing. He has the training and the medical degree to diagnose--people without MD's aren't supposed to diagnose at all, however NeuroPsychs tend to run intensive tests on the kids, and often do a better job of diagnosing than Psychiatrists. You run the risk of wasting years of therapy, when that alone won't help your child. If therapy is all he needs, then you can be referred to a therapist by the Psychiatrist or neuropsychologist. We've seen both. ODD very rarely stands by itself. If there is another co-morbid diagnosis, that diagnosis has to be addressed before the child can calm himself--often the child needs medication. My son doesn't. It all depends on the disorder and the degree of disruption to the quality of his life. I'm going to post a few links. Maybe take a look and see what you think. As for CPS, just be honest and don't get defensive. I was a foster mom, and it's best just to be pleasant, calm, and do what they say. They may just decide it's nothing and leave.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 29814, member: 1550"] Thanks for the additional information. Frankly, I wouldn't trust a counselor, social worker or even a psycologist (and especially not the school) to diagnose a psychiatric or neurological problem--they don't have any medical training and, in my long experience (I have bipolar and my son is on the autism spectrum) they don't tend to nail the disorders. They just don't have enough training to "get" what the child has. It is rare for a Psychiatrist or a neuropsychologist (who can do up to 12 hours of testing) to diagnose ODD. That's more of a therapists diagnosis. from my experience. The School Districts have an agenda--in my opinion, I don't think they are objective or even very good at diagnosing. My son had wrong diagnosis. of ADHD/ODD and bipolar. in my opinion again, I feel it's best to go to the top and see a Child Psychiatrist first for diagnosing. He has the training and the medical degree to diagnose--people without MD's aren't supposed to diagnose at all, however NeuroPsychs tend to run intensive tests on the kids, and often do a better job of diagnosing than Psychiatrists. You run the risk of wasting years of therapy, when that alone won't help your child. If therapy is all he needs, then you can be referred to a therapist by the Psychiatrist or neuropsychologist. We've seen both. ODD very rarely stands by itself. If there is another co-morbid diagnosis, that diagnosis has to be addressed before the child can calm himself--often the child needs medication. My son doesn't. It all depends on the disorder and the degree of disruption to the quality of his life. I'm going to post a few links. Maybe take a look and see what you think. As for CPS, just be honest and don't get defensive. I was a foster mom, and it's best just to be pleasant, calm, and do what they say. They may just decide it's nothing and leave. [/QUOTE]
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