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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 229959" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>MWM- I don't think difficult child truly has a NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD)- the test results didn't show any. I didn't mean to imply that a learning disability was uncovered but I'm not taking it serious. Although I will say that twice he was tested for adhd and once he met criteria (barely) and the other time the test was inconclusive and I told psychiatrist I did NOT want difficult child on stims and that I don't think it's really adhd because it switches on and off with the other unstable indicators.</p><p></p><p>I had NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD) term all wrong- I just re-read the letter from the neurologist- it said he noticed that difficult child's test scores met criteria for adhd (which was written in there and we know) and that he "noticed that most scores were average or above average in achievements and cognitive function areas" (not executive functioning- it was low), but "there were some low scores in language based areas and that difficult child had not had a neurolinguistic assessment which might should be considered". Then, he said the upcoming MDE with the ed spec (this was all done the fall of 2007) could address the question of a language base communication disorder. He went on to explain that sometimes kids who seem/act ODD or ADHD might not be either but might really be having difficulty understanding because of a communication defecit.</p><p></p><p>If testing is done again and it uncovers more along those lines, I definitely would want it addressed. But, I think so far the prof's concluded that difficult child's verbal responses that <em>could</em> indicate a language based deficit turned out not to be a serious problem, based on review of test results and MDE and psychiatrist understanding side effects of MS's- mainly depakote. </p><p></p><p>If I can't get complete testing done again, it might be worth it to just have this assessment done, however, I'd prefer to get the complete testing done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 229959, member: 3699"] MWM- I don't think difficult child truly has a NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD)- the test results didn't show any. I didn't mean to imply that a learning disability was uncovered but I'm not taking it serious. Although I will say that twice he was tested for adhd and once he met criteria (barely) and the other time the test was inconclusive and I told psychiatrist I did NOT want difficult child on stims and that I don't think it's really adhd because it switches on and off with the other unstable indicators. I had NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD) term all wrong- I just re-read the letter from the neurologist- it said he noticed that difficult child's test scores met criteria for adhd (which was written in there and we know) and that he "noticed that most scores were average or above average in achievements and cognitive function areas" (not executive functioning- it was low), but "there were some low scores in language based areas and that difficult child had not had a neurolinguistic assessment which might should be considered". Then, he said the upcoming MDE with the ed spec (this was all done the fall of 2007) could address the question of a language base communication disorder. He went on to explain that sometimes kids who seem/act ODD or ADHD might not be either but might really be having difficulty understanding because of a communication defecit. If testing is done again and it uncovers more along those lines, I definitely would want it addressed. But, I think so far the prof's concluded that difficult child's verbal responses that [I]could[/I] indicate a language based deficit turned out not to be a serious problem, based on review of test results and MDE and psychiatrist understanding side effects of MS's- mainly depakote. If I can't get complete testing done again, it might be worth it to just have this assessment done, however, I'd prefer to get the complete testing done. [/QUOTE]
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