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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 521773" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>What kind of professional did the testing? </p><p></p><p>Can you share with us some of the behavioral issues you are facing?</p><p></p><p>How was his early development, did he speak on time, early? is he into any special hobbies or interests? How does he play with others??? (imaginative?, only video games? only chase kinds of games? etc....) How does he do when you go from one place to another or one activity to another? How does he transition in other words....</p><p>How is his sleep?</p><p>Does he have any good friends? Does he get invited to things like birthday parties etc. and when he does can he participate in games. Does he play team sports?</p><p>Does he understand humor? Does he do ok with teasing? Does he understand tone of voice, facial expression etc.???</p><p></p><p>The reason I am asking is because so so so many of our kids have had the adhd+anxiety+ODD diagnosis and they ended up really being on the Autism Spectrum because those are common symptoms under that umbrella diagnosis. Several others end up having ADHD plus other things like motor and or auditory processing problems, and still others have emotional disabilities. Other parents can share their thoughts and you can see if any of it rings a bell. IF not, no biggie, it is just what we do...share and offer ideas.</p><p></p><p>And YES it can just be those things (that you listed) as the final diagnosis too! Just that it is important to really have it checked out because the interventions including accommodations in school are very very different. Once kids have the right accommodations (visual cues, social training, ability to take breaks and training in how to and when to take breaks etc... many other things.... ) the adhd and other things can seem less. Now, of course there are kids who also have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) AND those diagnosis. but usually in my humble opinion it is under the umbrella. </p><p></p><p>If your insurance wont cover the evaluations (even speech and Occupational Therapist (OT)???) you might try county social services, ask for the division that does case management for kids with special needs. Sometimes there are mental health funds and since behavior is part of it you can do it thru them but when you go that route (psychologist, behavioral analysist, counselors, etc....) they may focus more on emotional and behavioral diagnosis rather than neurological/developmental diagnosis. YeS it is expensive, many larger centers will do sliding scales (you may have to wait but worth it) and then payment plans....I DO understand how stressful it is to be struggling that way.</p><p></p><p>The other clue you gave is that you are now in 5th grade... this is the time that most of these kids (third thru 5th) who are pretty high functioning start to crack... just have a much harder time coping with the increased social demands and also the demands for more self organization and general independence.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 521773, member: 12886"] What kind of professional did the testing? Can you share with us some of the behavioral issues you are facing? How was his early development, did he speak on time, early? is he into any special hobbies or interests? How does he play with others??? (imaginative?, only video games? only chase kinds of games? etc....) How does he do when you go from one place to another or one activity to another? How does he transition in other words.... How is his sleep? Does he have any good friends? Does he get invited to things like birthday parties etc. and when he does can he participate in games. Does he play team sports? Does he understand humor? Does he do ok with teasing? Does he understand tone of voice, facial expression etc.??? The reason I am asking is because so so so many of our kids have had the adhd+anxiety+ODD diagnosis and they ended up really being on the Autism Spectrum because those are common symptoms under that umbrella diagnosis. Several others end up having ADHD plus other things like motor and or auditory processing problems, and still others have emotional disabilities. Other parents can share their thoughts and you can see if any of it rings a bell. IF not, no biggie, it is just what we do...share and offer ideas. And YES it can just be those things (that you listed) as the final diagnosis too! Just that it is important to really have it checked out because the interventions including accommodations in school are very very different. Once kids have the right accommodations (visual cues, social training, ability to take breaks and training in how to and when to take breaks etc... many other things.... ) the adhd and other things can seem less. Now, of course there are kids who also have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) AND those diagnosis. but usually in my humble opinion it is under the umbrella. If your insurance wont cover the evaluations (even speech and Occupational Therapist (OT)???) you might try county social services, ask for the division that does case management for kids with special needs. Sometimes there are mental health funds and since behavior is part of it you can do it thru them but when you go that route (psychologist, behavioral analysist, counselors, etc....) they may focus more on emotional and behavioral diagnosis rather than neurological/developmental diagnosis. YeS it is expensive, many larger centers will do sliding scales (you may have to wait but worth it) and then payment plans....I DO understand how stressful it is to be struggling that way. The other clue you gave is that you are now in 5th grade... this is the time that most of these kids (third thru 5th) who are pretty high functioning start to crack... just have a much harder time coping with the increased social demands and also the demands for more self organization and general independence. [/QUOTE]
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