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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 598540" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi there and welcome. Sorry you had to be here though.</p><p></p><p>Your story is a lot like mine. Son was first diagnosed with ADHD/ODD. I have found that is a common early diagnosis that often changes with time and revelation as t he child ages and the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) becomes obvious. My son was not diagnosed until 11, but we fought the school tooth and nail for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)-like interventions so by his teens he was actually considerably better. But it's not too late for your son. You need to get the school and community involved in his interventions. ADHD/ODD/Sensory Integration Disorder (SID)...they are all a part of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The kiddos are major-time frustrated so they act out if they don't get the right sort of help to learn how to cope with their differences. </p><p></p><p>In our case we had an Occupational Therapist (OT), PT and social s kills coach. A psychiatrist actually hurt more than helped him and m isdiagnosed him with bipolar and insisted he had bipolar, even when it was very clear he did not. Oh, the heavy medications they put the poor kid on, and he is better off medication-free. A neuropsychologist finally sent us in the direction we had suspected all along...the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) direction. After the diagnosis. the school had more trouble fighting with us over what to put into his IEP. And he got progressively better.</p><p></p><p>Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is actually a diagnosis in which a child can improve if he is high functioning and getting the right kind of help. in my opinion only a therapist or psychologist or psychologist who SPECIALIZES in autistic children is the way to get any help, if you want to use mental health at all. My son never did see a psychiatrist again after Dr. I'm-Sure-It's-Bipolar (my son isn't even moody!). School and my own education about Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) probably helped him the most and the child himself. He was highly motivated to do well.</p><p></p><p>Today he is almost 20. He isn't in college and will never be a neurosurgeon, but he functions very well in a special working environment which trains him to go out in the community for a job (and helps place him). He has a few good friends and will be very able to function in his own apartment next year. He is a happy young man...maybe the most contented of all my children. He is maturing later than average, but that's normal with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). </p><p></p><p>I urge you to get all the help for your son that he is allotted for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). You can't do it alone. Call your local Autism Society to connect with other parents to see where the interventions are and how they got them.</p><p></p><p>Good luck. It's a pity that so many Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids are diagnosed with ADHD/ODD early on, but that's the reality of it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 598540, member: 1550"] Hi there and welcome. Sorry you had to be here though. Your story is a lot like mine. Son was first diagnosed with ADHD/ODD. I have found that is a common early diagnosis that often changes with time and revelation as t he child ages and the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) becomes obvious. My son was not diagnosed until 11, but we fought the school tooth and nail for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)-like interventions so by his teens he was actually considerably better. But it's not too late for your son. You need to get the school and community involved in his interventions. ADHD/ODD/Sensory Integration Disorder (SID)...they are all a part of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The kiddos are major-time frustrated so they act out if they don't get the right sort of help to learn how to cope with their differences. In our case we had an Occupational Therapist (OT), PT and social s kills coach. A psychiatrist actually hurt more than helped him and m isdiagnosed him with bipolar and insisted he had bipolar, even when it was very clear he did not. Oh, the heavy medications they put the poor kid on, and he is better off medication-free. A neuropsychologist finally sent us in the direction we had suspected all along...the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) direction. After the diagnosis. the school had more trouble fighting with us over what to put into his IEP. And he got progressively better. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is actually a diagnosis in which a child can improve if he is high functioning and getting the right kind of help. in my opinion only a therapist or psychologist or psychologist who SPECIALIZES in autistic children is the way to get any help, if you want to use mental health at all. My son never did see a psychiatrist again after Dr. I'm-Sure-It's-Bipolar (my son isn't even moody!). School and my own education about Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) probably helped him the most and the child himself. He was highly motivated to do well. Today he is almost 20. He isn't in college and will never be a neurosurgeon, but he functions very well in a special working environment which trains him to go out in the community for a job (and helps place him). He has a few good friends and will be very able to function in his own apartment next year. He is a happy young man...maybe the most contented of all my children. He is maturing later than average, but that's normal with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). I urge you to get all the help for your son that he is allotted for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). You can't do it alone. Call your local Autism Society to connect with other parents to see where the interventions are and how they got them. Good luck. It's a pity that so many Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids are diagnosed with ADHD/ODD early on, but that's the reality of it. [/QUOTE]
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