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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 260445" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Hello Still_struggling, and welcome! Others have already given you some great advice, and I strongly agree that a neuropsychologist evaluation might put you on the path to getting some clear answers that will help you put the right interventions in place for your son.</p><p></p><p>ADHD and ODD are often the first diagnoses that many of us receive for our children. So many of the symptoms are the same, and a lot of docs, tdocs etc. go for the simplest one first. Sort of like, if you see hoofprints you assume there were horses, not zebras. Well, a lot of our kids are the zebras.</p><p></p><p>Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Bipolar and other disorders can present with symptoms that are near identical to those for ADHD and ODD. It's important to tease apart the different threads to find out what is really going on with your ODS, so that you can get the right supports in place.</p><p></p><p>I'm not a doctor and in no way qualified to diagnose, but what you're describing smells awfully "spectrum-ish" to me. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This comment of yours struck me in particular. A lot of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) children have sensory integration issues. A lot do not like to touch or be touched. Poor eye contact is another marker for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), as is the lack of expressed emotion and an inappropriate level of response to the degree of annoyance or anger</p><p></p><p>(For example, "you're bugging me, I wish you were dead", rather than "you're bugging me, I wish you'd leave me alone for 5 minutes")</p><p></p><p>It's not truly a wish that you were dead, more like a difficulty in processing emotions and a lack of understanding of degrees of emotion, i.e. how strongly am I supposed to feel about this?</p><p></p><p>A neuropsychologist evaluation might help you pinpoint whether your ODS is on the Autism spectrum. There are lots of tools, supports and services available.</p><p></p><p>So glad you found us. This is a great forum, and the reason that I'm still sane.</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 260445, member: 3907"] Hello Still_struggling, and welcome! Others have already given you some great advice, and I strongly agree that a neuropsychologist evaluation might put you on the path to getting some clear answers that will help you put the right interventions in place for your son. ADHD and ODD are often the first diagnoses that many of us receive for our children. So many of the symptoms are the same, and a lot of docs, tdocs etc. go for the simplest one first. Sort of like, if you see hoofprints you assume there were horses, not zebras. Well, a lot of our kids are the zebras. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Bipolar and other disorders can present with symptoms that are near identical to those for ADHD and ODD. It's important to tease apart the different threads to find out what is really going on with your ODS, so that you can get the right supports in place. I'm not a doctor and in no way qualified to diagnose, but what you're describing smells awfully "spectrum-ish" to me. This comment of yours struck me in particular. A lot of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) children have sensory integration issues. A lot do not like to touch or be touched. Poor eye contact is another marker for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), as is the lack of expressed emotion and an inappropriate level of response to the degree of annoyance or anger (For example, "you're bugging me, I wish you were dead", rather than "you're bugging me, I wish you'd leave me alone for 5 minutes") It's not truly a wish that you were dead, more like a difficulty in processing emotions and a lack of understanding of degrees of emotion, i.e. how strongly am I supposed to feel about this? A neuropsychologist evaluation might help you pinpoint whether your ODS is on the Autism spectrum. There are lots of tools, supports and services available. So glad you found us. This is a great forum, and the reason that I'm still sane. Trinity [/QUOTE]
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