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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 720301" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I have one suggestion only. Kids are misdiagnosed all the time, especially very young kids. The combination of diagnoses could very well be high functioning autism, which causes a very low level of frustration, sensitivity to noise/touch/overstimulation, an inability to stop doing one thing and start another, high anxiety, dislike and fear of new things, and sometimes early delays in speech and other areas. IQ can be normal or very high.</p><p></p><p> My son was wrongly diagnosed with ADD/ODD until age 11. He is 24 now and doing great.</p><p></p><p>Go to a neuro psychologist. You can find them in children's hospitals and university clinics. My son was tested for ten hours, in every area. It is not an IQ test.</p><p></p><p>Of course it is up to you. To me he sounds as if he has big red flags for autism and pediatricians and regular therapists do not do intensive testing and often mistake Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) for ADHD/ODD and pump them with drugs which often dont help. My son did really well on no medications and with autistic iterventions. This is after various dictors told us he couldnt be on the autism spectrum and gave him a bunch of wrong diagnoses, including bipolar at age 9, and put him on a slew of drugs.</p><p></p><p>My son is a calm, happy, unmediced adult with some quirks, but everyone loves him. He would not be where he is without the right diagnosis and proper treatment. Now he is on his own and paying his own way. We are so proud of this great young man who was so challenging when young. Obviously he never had ODD or bipolar. I never quit looking for the right answer, the right help that would make a difference. Neuro psychologistsare psychologists with extra training in the brain. They are nothing like neurologists...do not mistake the two.</p><p></p><p>Whatever you decide to do, good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 720301, member: 1550"] I have one suggestion only. Kids are misdiagnosed all the time, especially very young kids. The combination of diagnoses could very well be high functioning autism, which causes a very low level of frustration, sensitivity to noise/touch/overstimulation, an inability to stop doing one thing and start another, high anxiety, dislike and fear of new things, and sometimes early delays in speech and other areas. IQ can be normal or very high. My son was wrongly diagnosed with ADD/ODD until age 11. He is 24 now and doing great. Go to a neuro psychologist. You can find them in children's hospitals and university clinics. My son was tested for ten hours, in every area. It is not an IQ test. Of course it is up to you. To me he sounds as if he has big red flags for autism and pediatricians and regular therapists do not do intensive testing and often mistake Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) for ADHD/ODD and pump them with drugs which often dont help. My son did really well on no medications and with autistic iterventions. This is after various dictors told us he couldnt be on the autism spectrum and gave him a bunch of wrong diagnoses, including bipolar at age 9, and put him on a slew of drugs. My son is a calm, happy, unmediced adult with some quirks, but everyone loves him. He would not be where he is without the right diagnosis and proper treatment. Now he is on his own and paying his own way. We are so proud of this great young man who was so challenging when young. Obviously he never had ODD or bipolar. I never quit looking for the right answer, the right help that would make a difference. Neuro psychologistsare psychologists with extra training in the brain. They are nothing like neurologists...do not mistake the two. Whatever you decide to do, good luck. [/QUOTE]
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