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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 485021" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>Crazy, I am amazed at all you are having to sort thru. What blessed children you have. I can relate to all the things you are saying, just different setting and different medications. Did he say anything about the other kids, how is he doing day to day with his school work etc.? I am so glad you got to face to face see the doctor. </p><p></p><p>I think that having gone to many many trainings for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), a sorely underdiscussed topic, but one everyone discusses in real life, is the mislabeling of Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)/Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids with mental health diagnoses. I was just talking to a friend who was saying (she has two Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kiddos, and is a teacher for the deaf but she and I always got the deaf/Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids) and a staff person was telling her about a kid who she knows has adhd plus Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). She is like most of us, if it serves the child to have that added label, in order to get medications and help people understand symptoms, that is ok.... but she was just talking philosophically, can you really separate it. Most of us who work with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids say they look like adhd, odd, anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) kids. But put those together and often add some of the more unique social issues and vocal tone etc....(varies for different kids of course) it really is Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). I really agree with her. Once you have that diagnosis you need to start thinking of appropriate interventions that are known to work well with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)/Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) before you can really make final decisions. I believe medications are important for symptoms that interfere with being able to access or use any of the treatments, and then as you are doing...modify as new information comes along. That is what I have to do too.</p><p></p><p>It is simply heartbreaking that the np you saw missed that. If it is one of the first things that comes to mind to parents here on the board, when that group of symptoms and behaviors is discussed in a paragaph or two....how the heck can a PROFESSIONAL miss it? I worked with a psychiatric like that and it was a huge source of stress, and since I became a threat to her by being able to help kids, she went after me with vengence. Complained about where I put a postit on OUR desk. I mean actually went to the principal and didn't like how I put my toys on my shelves. There are some crazies out there, and it is not our difficult children</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 485021, member: 12886"] Crazy, I am amazed at all you are having to sort thru. What blessed children you have. I can relate to all the things you are saying, just different setting and different medications. Did he say anything about the other kids, how is he doing day to day with his school work etc.? I am so glad you got to face to face see the doctor. I think that having gone to many many trainings for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), a sorely underdiscussed topic, but one everyone discusses in real life, is the mislabeling of Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)/Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids with mental health diagnoses. I was just talking to a friend who was saying (she has two Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kiddos, and is a teacher for the deaf but she and I always got the deaf/Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids) and a staff person was telling her about a kid who she knows has adhd plus Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). She is like most of us, if it serves the child to have that added label, in order to get medications and help people understand symptoms, that is ok.... but she was just talking philosophically, can you really separate it. Most of us who work with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids say they look like adhd, odd, anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) kids. But put those together and often add some of the more unique social issues and vocal tone etc....(varies for different kids of course) it really is Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). I really agree with her. Once you have that diagnosis you need to start thinking of appropriate interventions that are known to work well with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)/Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) before you can really make final decisions. I believe medications are important for symptoms that interfere with being able to access or use any of the treatments, and then as you are doing...modify as new information comes along. That is what I have to do too. It is simply heartbreaking that the np you saw missed that. If it is one of the first things that comes to mind to parents here on the board, when that group of symptoms and behaviors is discussed in a paragaph or two....how the heck can a PROFESSIONAL miss it? I worked with a psychiatric like that and it was a huge source of stress, and since I became a threat to her by being able to help kids, she went after me with vengence. Complained about where I put a postit on OUR desk. I mean actually went to the principal and didn't like how I put my toys on my shelves. There are some crazies out there, and it is not our difficult children [/QUOTE]
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