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<blockquote data-quote="Sara PA" data-source="post: 123599" data-attributes="member: 1498"><p>It's difficult. Diagnosis of many of the neurological disorders we see on this board is based on reported and observed behavior, not any medical testing or examinations. If one or more of the people reporting behavior is less than totally honest, clearly a wrong diagnosis can be made. </p><p></p><p>That said, there is the possibility that your granddaughter is suffering from both bad parenting <em>and</em> a neurological disorder. Many of these disorders are genetic-based; if Mom is a difficult child, it's entirely possible that there is a genetic predisposition for the disorder. </p><p></p><p>Unfortunately there seems to be a tendency on the part of doctors and psychologist to make ADD/ADHD the first diagnosis for all children who are identified as having problems. They sort of hammer all behaviors into the ADD/ADHD category. I suspect that's because a lot of kids benefit, at least in the short run, from taking stimulants and that stimulants aren't thought to be as powerful and potentially dangerous as the other psychotropics. It has been found that in the long run (3 years), behavioral treatment is just as effective as drug treatment but that requires a lot of time, effort, cooperation by the school district, and of course, money. It isn't easy for committed parents let alone those who would rather party.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sara PA, post: 123599, member: 1498"] It's difficult. Diagnosis of many of the neurological disorders we see on this board is based on reported and observed behavior, not any medical testing or examinations. If one or more of the people reporting behavior is less than totally honest, clearly a wrong diagnosis can be made. That said, there is the possibility that your granddaughter is suffering from both bad parenting [I]and[/I] a neurological disorder. Many of these disorders are genetic-based; if Mom is a difficult child, it's entirely possible that there is a genetic predisposition for the disorder. Unfortunately there seems to be a tendency on the part of doctors and psychologist to make ADD/ADHD the first diagnosis for all children who are identified as having problems. They sort of hammer all behaviors into the ADD/ADHD category. I suspect that's because a lot of kids benefit, at least in the short run, from taking stimulants and that stimulants aren't thought to be as powerful and potentially dangerous as the other psychotropics. It has been found that in the long run (3 years), behavioral treatment is just as effective as drug treatment but that requires a lot of time, effort, cooperation by the school district, and of course, money. It isn't easy for committed parents let alone those who would rather party. [/QUOTE]
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