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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 26815" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I would make sure that, along the way, this child sees a Psychiatrist for diagnosing and, even more important, a neuropsychologist. Pediatricians are really not trained to diagnose childhood disorders. And I can not tell you how many non-MD therapists misdiagnosed my son with ADHD/ODD and bipolar. In his case he has neither, but he ended up on tons of medications for two disorder he doesn't have. He is on the autism spectrum and your child has some symptoms of that too, so you don't really know yet what you're dealing with. It took us 11 years. Unfortunately, the treatment of each disorder in different so if he gets misdiagnosed with ADHD/ODD, a very common misdiagnosis, he'll be put on stimulants. But if he really has bipolar, that will only kick it up and make it worse, especially over the long term. If he is on the Spectrum, he needs early intervention yesterday! The rages and behaviors should simmer down or even stop (they stopped with my son) if you get the diagnosis right and, if necessary, the RIGHT medication. Therapy can help you cope with the child, but I wouldn't count on it to help your child change until he is getting the proper treatment, and that can take a while to figure out. Both bipolar and autism are very hereditary, and they mimic each other, as does ADHD, so I suggest a neuropsychologist. They do extensive testing to point in certain directions and they can pick on problem spots. Seeing a neuropsychologist finally got my son on the right track. A multi disciplinary evaluation can be useful too, but my son had two of them and even they missed the boat. As for school, I don't trust them and frankly would not rely on them to properly diagnose. The price is right, but ya get what ya pay for--not much. Schools have an agenda and don't hire the best and brightest. I'd worry about school after the child is in better shape. JMO from long experience. I posted a few links you may want to look at. One is an online test for Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). Sorry, I truly think Mom is wrong here. The earlier a child gets help for anything, the better the prognosis, label or not label. If he has it, he has it and the label HELPS, not hurts. Good luck and hugs.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html" target="_blank">http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 26815, member: 1550"] I would make sure that, along the way, this child sees a Psychiatrist for diagnosing and, even more important, a neuropsychologist. Pediatricians are really not trained to diagnose childhood disorders. And I can not tell you how many non-MD therapists misdiagnosed my son with ADHD/ODD and bipolar. In his case he has neither, but he ended up on tons of medications for two disorder he doesn't have. He is on the autism spectrum and your child has some symptoms of that too, so you don't really know yet what you're dealing with. It took us 11 years. Unfortunately, the treatment of each disorder in different so if he gets misdiagnosed with ADHD/ODD, a very common misdiagnosis, he'll be put on stimulants. But if he really has bipolar, that will only kick it up and make it worse, especially over the long term. If he is on the Spectrum, he needs early intervention yesterday! The rages and behaviors should simmer down or even stop (they stopped with my son) if you get the diagnosis right and, if necessary, the RIGHT medication. Therapy can help you cope with the child, but I wouldn't count on it to help your child change until he is getting the proper treatment, and that can take a while to figure out. Both bipolar and autism are very hereditary, and they mimic each other, as does ADHD, so I suggest a neuropsychologist. They do extensive testing to point in certain directions and they can pick on problem spots. Seeing a neuropsychologist finally got my son on the right track. A multi disciplinary evaluation can be useful too, but my son had two of them and even they missed the boat. As for school, I don't trust them and frankly would not rely on them to properly diagnose. The price is right, but ya get what ya pay for--not much. Schools have an agenda and don't hire the best and brightest. I'd worry about school after the child is in better shape. JMO from long experience. I posted a few links you may want to look at. One is an online test for Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). Sorry, I truly think Mom is wrong here. The earlier a child gets help for anything, the better the prognosis, label or not label. If he has it, he has it and the label HELPS, not hurts. Good luck and hugs. [url]http://www.childbrain.com/pddassess.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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