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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 454903" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="color: #008080"><span style="font-size: 10px">Hello and welcome. I agree with most of what has been posted to you already and strongly second the recommendation of having him seen by a pediatric neuro-psychiatrist for a new evaluation - have them start from scratch. Smaller children who are diagnosed with ADHD are often MIS-diagnosed and it isn't until pre teen years or teen years that a thorough analysis and a correct diagnosis found. So many of these brain disorders have behaviors that cross over or mimic one another. In smaller children, imagine how difficult it is for a Dr to figure out which is the right diagnosis. As the child grows and develops, the analysis and diagnosing becomes only slightly better, but it does usually get easier as behaviors change or become more pronounced or constant or wax and wane. For example, my difficult child had some of the behaviors you describe but not all - she was diagnosis'd with ADHD at age 7...later as her behaviors changed another diagnosis was added - Tourette Syndrome...and later still, another diagnosis of bipolar. Over the course of 8 years, she received three diagnoses, primarily because although some behaviors remained the same, many changed or morphed into different manifestations. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #008080"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #008080"><span style="font-size: 10px">If you haven't already done so, I suggest you begin keeping a daily record of your son's schedule, interactions, responses and behaviors, including meals and bedtimes. This may be useful information to have when you meet with any new specialist. Sending lots of hugs and thoughts your way - I hope some others come along who've had similar issues with their children and can offer more information.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 454903, member: 2211"] [COLOR=#008080][SIZE=2]Hello and welcome. I agree with most of what has been posted to you already and strongly second the recommendation of having him seen by a pediatric neuro-psychiatrist for a new evaluation - have them start from scratch. Smaller children who are diagnosed with ADHD are often MIS-diagnosed and it isn't until pre teen years or teen years that a thorough analysis and a correct diagnosis found. So many of these brain disorders have behaviors that cross over or mimic one another. In smaller children, imagine how difficult it is for a Dr to figure out which is the right diagnosis. As the child grows and develops, the analysis and diagnosing becomes only slightly better, but it does usually get easier as behaviors change or become more pronounced or constant or wax and wane. For example, my difficult child had some of the behaviors you describe but not all - she was diagnosis'd with ADHD at age 7...later as her behaviors changed another diagnosis was added - Tourette Syndrome...and later still, another diagnosis of bipolar. Over the course of 8 years, she received three diagnoses, primarily because although some behaviors remained the same, many changed or morphed into different manifestations. If you haven't already done so, I suggest you begin keeping a daily record of your son's schedule, interactions, responses and behaviors, including meals and bedtimes. This may be useful information to have when you meet with any new specialist. Sending lots of hugs and thoughts your way - I hope some others come along who've had similar issues with their children and can offer more information.[/SIZE][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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