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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 266440" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Colleen,</p><p>I'm in no way fit to diagnose, but some of the things you mention with your difficult child 2 smell awfully autism-spectrum-ish to me.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This list of items in particular. Difficulties with fine motor coordination, sensory issues, hypersensitivity to pain, difficulty with textures, etc. All of these can be markers for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).</p><p></p><p>Gcvmom asks who did your last round of evaluations, and I'm wondering the same thing. Was the evaluation done by a neuropsychologist? That might give you more in-depth information than you've received from previous testing.</p><p></p><p>One thing to keep in mind with an ADHD diagnosis. A lot of other disorders have symptoms that mirror those of ADHD, and that's often where the diagnostic trail begins. However, interventions such as stimulants, that work wonders with true ADHD, can make other conditions (e.g. bipolar) MUCH MUCH worse. If your child is reacting badly to Ritalin and Concerta, then that might be an indicator that something other than ADHD is going on.</p><p></p><p>That's what your mommy gut is already telling you. You know your child best, and it's probably worthwhile to do some further investigating to pin down specifically what's going on with your difficult child, so that you can get the right interventions in place.</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 266440, member: 3907"] Colleen, I'm in no way fit to diagnose, but some of the things you mention with your difficult child 2 smell awfully autism-spectrum-ish to me. This list of items in particular. Difficulties with fine motor coordination, sensory issues, hypersensitivity to pain, difficulty with textures, etc. All of these can be markers for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Gcvmom asks who did your last round of evaluations, and I'm wondering the same thing. Was the evaluation done by a neuropsychologist? That might give you more in-depth information than you've received from previous testing. One thing to keep in mind with an ADHD diagnosis. A lot of other disorders have symptoms that mirror those of ADHD, and that's often where the diagnostic trail begins. However, interventions such as stimulants, that work wonders with true ADHD, can make other conditions (e.g. bipolar) MUCH MUCH worse. If your child is reacting badly to Ritalin and Concerta, then that might be an indicator that something other than ADHD is going on. That's what your mommy gut is already telling you. You know your child best, and it's probably worthwhile to do some further investigating to pin down specifically what's going on with your difficult child, so that you can get the right interventions in place. Trinity Trinity [/QUOTE]
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