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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 436814" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>It does happen, but not often. You have to use your "mom gut." You already know something isn't right. Will you get the 100% correct answer the first time? Probably not. The first diagnosis is almost always ADHD or ADHD/ODD. It is rarely the last. Some people, like me, are in their 40's before they find out what is actually wrong. I had a very rough life, both as a child and as an adult until they got the medications right. I was given a bunch of diagnoses I knew weren't the whole picture, but I still tried to get help and treatment for the symptoms and it DID help. </p><p></p><p>"Text book" symptoms are rarely the only way a professional diagnosis somebody.</p><p></p><p>I would get her diagnosed and try to help her the best you can. Trust me, I got NO help as a child and THAT was a disaster. Not only did I have few friends (all the oddballs), get bullied, feel inferior, do much more poorly in school than I should have, and almost dropped out of high school...I also started thinking of suicide early and often.</p><p></p><p>I'm not trying to scare you (or anybody), but I would put your own worries aside and get her as much help as you can. She is not happy or she would not act like she does. The behavior, regardless of why, comes from frustration, a low tolerance level, and anger (mostly at herself). </p><p></p><p>She will be the same child after she is diagnosed as she was beforehand. And she just may get to live a normal childhood with good self-esteem if she is better understood.</p><p></p><p>I hope this was clear. I am kind of in a hurry <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Take care and hugs!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 436814, member: 1550"] It does happen, but not often. You have to use your "mom gut." You already know something isn't right. Will you get the 100% correct answer the first time? Probably not. The first diagnosis is almost always ADHD or ADHD/ODD. It is rarely the last. Some people, like me, are in their 40's before they find out what is actually wrong. I had a very rough life, both as a child and as an adult until they got the medications right. I was given a bunch of diagnoses I knew weren't the whole picture, but I still tried to get help and treatment for the symptoms and it DID help. "Text book" symptoms are rarely the only way a professional diagnosis somebody. I would get her diagnosed and try to help her the best you can. Trust me, I got NO help as a child and THAT was a disaster. Not only did I have few friends (all the oddballs), get bullied, feel inferior, do much more poorly in school than I should have, and almost dropped out of high school...I also started thinking of suicide early and often. I'm not trying to scare you (or anybody), but I would put your own worries aside and get her as much help as you can. She is not happy or she would not act like she does. The behavior, regardless of why, comes from frustration, a low tolerance level, and anger (mostly at herself). She will be the same child after she is diagnosed as she was beforehand. And she just may get to live a normal childhood with good self-esteem if she is better understood. I hope this was clear. I am kind of in a hurry :) Take care and hugs! [/QUOTE]
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