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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 289552" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Hi and Welcome!! I am so happy to meet you, but also sorry you need to be here. </p><p></p><p>The Equasym XL is called methylphenidate or Ritalin, and the XL means extended life, or long acting. We have a couple of members from the UK and other countries, but most members are in the US. medications are named differently here, so I included that so we can jump that little barrier right away.</p><p></p><p>It sounds like a lot more is going on with your son that is currently diagnosed (diagnosed) or being treated. Sadly, our Gifts from God (difficult children) are almost always given the ADHD label at first. ODD is often included, but rather useless. Many times the ADHD behavior is either misdiagnosed or part of a much different problem. Psychiatric problems often are given the wrong diagnosis and it takes having the child mature and be re-evaluated with the new behaviors that show up to find the right diagnosis. </p><p></p><p>ODD is not a helpful diagnosis. It describes a set of behaviors and usually refers to rather normal behaviors that are taken to extremes as only a true difficult child can do it. The ODD diagnosis does NOT give ANY insight as to why the child is acting that way. Rather like saying "X has a head ache and threw up" without going any further to figure out if it is a this or that problem. ODD simply does not give any info on how to get help for the child.</p><p></p><p>OFTEN if the underlying behavior is found and treated the ODD goes away. A child with bipolar often stops ODD things when medications are working and their moods are stable. My difficult child has Asperger's Syndrome and when his symptoms for that are properly controlled (using medications and many other things) then he is not ODD. There are lots of people who can tell you that their child has something and when properly treated the ODD goes away.</p><p></p><p>That is why we push for testing is that it is one way to figure out what the real issue is. Here in the USA we have neuropsychologist who have extra training in how the brain effects behavior. Some are good and some are not. Good ones do upto 12 hours of tests over several days. Bad ones do only minor testing and they can't really help much. Developmental pediatricians and child and adolescent psychiatrists (psychiatrists) are other specialties that can help. I personally recommend dev peds because we had a great experience with ours. </p><p></p><p>Sorry to write you a book. I hope we can get to know you and your family better! It helps us keep things straight when we are talking to someone if you have a signature (at the bottom of each post). If you click on the User CP tab at the top left side of the page you can then select signature and create your own. Do not give too much info - and not full names, last names, addresses, or pics. This is for the safety of you and your family. This is a public forum, so take precautions accordingly.</p><p></p><p>Welcome!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 289552, member: 1233"] Hi and Welcome!! I am so happy to meet you, but also sorry you need to be here. The Equasym XL is called methylphenidate or Ritalin, and the XL means extended life, or long acting. We have a couple of members from the UK and other countries, but most members are in the US. medications are named differently here, so I included that so we can jump that little barrier right away. It sounds like a lot more is going on with your son that is currently diagnosed (diagnosed) or being treated. Sadly, our Gifts from God (difficult children) are almost always given the ADHD label at first. ODD is often included, but rather useless. Many times the ADHD behavior is either misdiagnosed or part of a much different problem. Psychiatric problems often are given the wrong diagnosis and it takes having the child mature and be re-evaluated with the new behaviors that show up to find the right diagnosis. ODD is not a helpful diagnosis. It describes a set of behaviors and usually refers to rather normal behaviors that are taken to extremes as only a true difficult child can do it. The ODD diagnosis does NOT give ANY insight as to why the child is acting that way. Rather like saying "X has a head ache and threw up" without going any further to figure out if it is a this or that problem. ODD simply does not give any info on how to get help for the child. OFTEN if the underlying behavior is found and treated the ODD goes away. A child with bipolar often stops ODD things when medications are working and their moods are stable. My difficult child has Asperger's Syndrome and when his symptoms for that are properly controlled (using medications and many other things) then he is not ODD. There are lots of people who can tell you that their child has something and when properly treated the ODD goes away. That is why we push for testing is that it is one way to figure out what the real issue is. Here in the USA we have neuropsychologist who have extra training in how the brain effects behavior. Some are good and some are not. Good ones do upto 12 hours of tests over several days. Bad ones do only minor testing and they can't really help much. Developmental pediatricians and child and adolescent psychiatrists (psychiatrists) are other specialties that can help. I personally recommend dev peds because we had a great experience with ours. Sorry to write you a book. I hope we can get to know you and your family better! It helps us keep things straight when we are talking to someone if you have a signature (at the bottom of each post). If you click on the User CP tab at the top left side of the page you can then select signature and create your own. Do not give too much info - and not full names, last names, addresses, or pics. This is for the safety of you and your family. This is a public forum, so take precautions accordingly. Welcome! [/QUOTE]
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