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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 57799" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>The day a specialist told me that my child was the worst they'd ever seen, would always be a struggle, and were not sure they could help me is the last time I'd be walking through that door. NEVER EVER give up hope on your child. Parents here have been through everything you have with your child...and some of them more. </p><p></p><p>If your son has been brought up in a loving, stable home then it's probable that something more than ADHD is going on here and you need to find the right people to read the clues right. The two specialists that we are hearing parents report most accurate diagnoses out of are called developmental and behavioral pediatricians or pediatric neuropyschologists. There are always exceptions of course but in general these two specialty areas usually hit a lot closer to the mark. If I were in your shoes I would be making an ASAP appointment with your pediatrian to 1) redo the BiPolar (BP) reading because changing the only medication that has seemed to help is not resting well with you and 2) to see if you can get a referral to one of those two specialists. A thorough, accurate diagnosis is absolutely critical because there may be non-medication interventions that you are missing. The most hyperactive child I've ever known was helped tremendously by being allowed to keep a gel ball at his desk to channel his need for perpetual "motion". Also, some children are in constant motion because their sensory systems are off kilter so they are seeking out specific motions to help balance themselves. </p><p></p><p>Please do pick up a copy of a book and see if you can't start making some headway in the way you handle him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 57799, member: 701"] The day a specialist told me that my child was the worst they'd ever seen, would always be a struggle, and were not sure they could help me is the last time I'd be walking through that door. NEVER EVER give up hope on your child. Parents here have been through everything you have with your child...and some of them more. If your son has been brought up in a loving, stable home then it's probable that something more than ADHD is going on here and you need to find the right people to read the clues right. The two specialists that we are hearing parents report most accurate diagnoses out of are called developmental and behavioral pediatricians or pediatric neuropyschologists. There are always exceptions of course but in general these two specialty areas usually hit a lot closer to the mark. If I were in your shoes I would be making an ASAP appointment with your pediatrian to 1) redo the BiPolar (BP) reading because changing the only medication that has seemed to help is not resting well with you and 2) to see if you can get a referral to one of those two specialists. A thorough, accurate diagnosis is absolutely critical because there may be non-medication interventions that you are missing. The most hyperactive child I've ever known was helped tremendously by being allowed to keep a gel ball at his desk to channel his need for perpetual "motion". Also, some children are in constant motion because their sensory systems are off kilter so they are seeking out specific motions to help balance themselves. Please do pick up a copy of a book and see if you can't start making some headway in the way you handle him. [/QUOTE]
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