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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 385841" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Refusing to write is not necessarily classic ADHD. My son doesn't have ADHD (proven several times on neuropsychologist testing), but he has a disorder of written expression that makes it difficult for him to organize his thoughts and get them out on paper. He also has poor handwriting. Fidgeting can be related to anxiety or sensory issues; it, too, does not necessarily have to be related to ADHD.</p><p></p><p>ODD is not a helpful diagnosis at all. A good diagnostician won't even give it. It describes a set of behaviors for which there is an underlying cause. When the underlying cause is identified and treated, the oppositional behaviors subside.</p><p></p><p>I would recommend that your difficult child have a full neuropsychologist workup, but with someone who has expertise with mood issues. That may be the only way you get at the bottom of what's really going on.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 385841, member: 2423"] Refusing to write is not necessarily classic ADHD. My son doesn't have ADHD (proven several times on neuropsychologist testing), but he has a disorder of written expression that makes it difficult for him to organize his thoughts and get them out on paper. He also has poor handwriting. Fidgeting can be related to anxiety or sensory issues; it, too, does not necessarily have to be related to ADHD. ODD is not a helpful diagnosis at all. A good diagnostician won't even give it. It describes a set of behaviors for which there is an underlying cause. When the underlying cause is identified and treated, the oppositional behaviors subside. I would recommend that your difficult child have a full neuropsychologist workup, but with someone who has expertise with mood issues. That may be the only way you get at the bottom of what's really going on. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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