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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 58890" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi. You got great advice and good sites from SRL. I also held my son back a year (he ended up being on the autism spectrum, high functioning). It's hard to get a High-Functioning Autism (HFA) diagnosis. in a young child because it shows up more glaringly as they get older (and start struggling even more socially and sometimes also academically, even if they are gifted). I think it's good to get Occupational Therapist (OT), but I wouldn't count on an Occupational Therapist (OT) or a Pediatrician to diagnose him--in my opinion you need somebody more specialized. A Developmental Pediatrician is a good start, but I'd also recommend a Multi-Disciplinary Evaluation at a Children's or University Hospital so that he can be assessed on all levels. At such a young age, you still may not get the right diagnosis, but you CAN get direction so that you can help your son with his problems, both socially and academically. THe school should also be involved, but, in my opinion, I wouldn't allow the SD alone to make a diagnosis. I never had good luck with the SD nailing the problem with my son--in fact they tried to gloss over things. It is in the school's interest to hold back supports because it costs them $$$ so I always got private evaluations, where the professionals were not biased. We had our best luck with a neuropsychologist, so that's another possibility. A neuropsychologist will do an intensive evaluation--hours of it--and can usually pinpoint problem areas and what they mean. All of us are just guessing, but sounds like it could maybe be Aspergers Syndrome. Many of those kids are brilliant, but very quirky. Early intervention is the key here. in my opinion, it sounds like more than ADHD, and ODD rarely stands alone. It's kind of a red flag warning that something else is going on that is causing the child to be defiant. Good luck :smile:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 58890, member: 1550"] Hi. You got great advice and good sites from SRL. I also held my son back a year (he ended up being on the autism spectrum, high functioning). It's hard to get a High-Functioning Autism (HFA) diagnosis. in a young child because it shows up more glaringly as they get older (and start struggling even more socially and sometimes also academically, even if they are gifted). I think it's good to get Occupational Therapist (OT), but I wouldn't count on an Occupational Therapist (OT) or a Pediatrician to diagnose him--in my opinion you need somebody more specialized. A Developmental Pediatrician is a good start, but I'd also recommend a Multi-Disciplinary Evaluation at a Children's or University Hospital so that he can be assessed on all levels. At such a young age, you still may not get the right diagnosis, but you CAN get direction so that you can help your son with his problems, both socially and academically. THe school should also be involved, but, in my opinion, I wouldn't allow the SD alone to make a diagnosis. I never had good luck with the SD nailing the problem with my son--in fact they tried to gloss over things. It is in the school's interest to hold back supports because it costs them $$$ so I always got private evaluations, where the professionals were not biased. We had our best luck with a neuropsychologist, so that's another possibility. A neuropsychologist will do an intensive evaluation--hours of it--and can usually pinpoint problem areas and what they mean. All of us are just guessing, but sounds like it could maybe be Aspergers Syndrome. Many of those kids are brilliant, but very quirky. Early intervention is the key here. in my opinion, it sounds like more than ADHD, and ODD rarely stands alone. It's kind of a red flag warning that something else is going on that is causing the child to be defiant. Good luck [img]:smile:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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