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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 485522" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Well, autism spectrum dxes aren't on the rise just due to "awareness". I'd like to think so, but I know better.</p><p></p><p>I've seen a ton of kids acquire the diagnosis when at the very best they might have some of the traits, but very doubtful as to having the diagnosis itself. Or even apergers has gotten extremely high functioning. Of course that is in this area of the state, not the whole country. But odds are.......these dxes are being handed out as readily as the ADHD was and still is. Sometimes it's just to get a poor kid some type of services into place to help them when otherwise they'd receive no help.....sometimes docs misdiagnose because they just don't have the skills to diagnosis it properly. And some docs just don't care, it's another set of parents paying them to treat their kid. (and sadly yes there are docs out there like that)</p><p></p><p>Alex so obviously is autistic you just can't deny it. Evan at best is iffy.......because his parents never bothered to socialize him or give him any sort of boundaries. But I know the child does get subtle social cues because he gets mine quickly. So at best he might have a few traits. But the more I've been around him, the more I think it's a case of awful or total lack of parenting.........and let's face it, there is an over abundance of awful parenting going on in the world today for various reasons.</p><p></p><p>Misdiagnosis is the main reason you'll see dxes like bipolar, ADD/ADHD, and the autism spectrum ones skyrocket. If one skyrockets.....odds are there are a lot of people walking around with the label who don't have it. </p><p></p><p>Psychiatry is not an exact science, and therein lies the whole problem. It is too subjective. If they could develop more objective testing for the various dxes, you'd see a dramatic drop in those dxes. But psychiatric disorders only now are beginning to be truly researched in the neuro/biological sphere. </p><p></p><p>Nichole was diagnosed bipolar and Borderline (BPD). I don't believe she's bipolar. She's missing a whole half of the symptoms, she has no manic behaviors and never did. Situational depression, oh yeah, in a huge way. But that is a far cry from bipolar. And I still believe the Borderline (BPD) heavily contributed to the depression. Once we got a grip on the Borderline (BPD), the depression lifted. And as someone else said, there are no medications for Borderline (BPD). </p><p></p><p>Buddy, if it were me, I'd lean heavily on your neuro for medicating Q instead of the psychiatrist. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) really puts a wrench in the mix and brain wiring and chemistry is altered. And psychiatrists just don't have the knowledge or education to deal with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 485522, member: 84"] Well, autism spectrum dxes aren't on the rise just due to "awareness". I'd like to think so, but I know better. I've seen a ton of kids acquire the diagnosis when at the very best they might have some of the traits, but very doubtful as to having the diagnosis itself. Or even apergers has gotten extremely high functioning. Of course that is in this area of the state, not the whole country. But odds are.......these dxes are being handed out as readily as the ADHD was and still is. Sometimes it's just to get a poor kid some type of services into place to help them when otherwise they'd receive no help.....sometimes docs misdiagnose because they just don't have the skills to diagnosis it properly. And some docs just don't care, it's another set of parents paying them to treat their kid. (and sadly yes there are docs out there like that) Alex so obviously is autistic you just can't deny it. Evan at best is iffy.......because his parents never bothered to socialize him or give him any sort of boundaries. But I know the child does get subtle social cues because he gets mine quickly. So at best he might have a few traits. But the more I've been around him, the more I think it's a case of awful or total lack of parenting.........and let's face it, there is an over abundance of awful parenting going on in the world today for various reasons. Misdiagnosis is the main reason you'll see dxes like bipolar, ADD/ADHD, and the autism spectrum ones skyrocket. If one skyrockets.....odds are there are a lot of people walking around with the label who don't have it. Psychiatry is not an exact science, and therein lies the whole problem. It is too subjective. If they could develop more objective testing for the various dxes, you'd see a dramatic drop in those dxes. But psychiatric disorders only now are beginning to be truly researched in the neuro/biological sphere. Nichole was diagnosed bipolar and Borderline (BPD). I don't believe she's bipolar. She's missing a whole half of the symptoms, she has no manic behaviors and never did. Situational depression, oh yeah, in a huge way. But that is a far cry from bipolar. And I still believe the Borderline (BPD) heavily contributed to the depression. Once we got a grip on the Borderline (BPD), the depression lifted. And as someone else said, there are no medications for Borderline (BPD). Buddy, if it were me, I'd lean heavily on your neuro for medicating Q instead of the psychiatrist. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) really puts a wrench in the mix and brain wiring and chemistry is altered. And psychiatrists just don't have the knowledge or education to deal with it. [/QUOTE]
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