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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 437308" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>The world of psychology is different than some medical fields... they have this special label: not otherwise specified. It stands for "not otherwise specified". And they DO use it. For example:</p><p>- if the child is highly anxious but doesn't fit one of the more formal anxiety-related labels, they can say the child has an "anxiety disorder - not otherwise specified". This confirms that there is a problem with anxiety, and does provide some direction, confirmation - and can be used in the school setting.</p><p>- if the child has some aspects of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (esp. the social issues), but doesn't meet the full criteria - the psychiatrist may label "Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) - not otherwise specified" (Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) = pervasive developmental disorder - one of which is Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)). This means the child has some fairly severe issues, but doesn't fit some nice neat little "box".</p><p></p><p>We've found that psychologists are more likely to err on the side of some label - obviously, if there was no problem, you wouldn't be seeing this doctor!</p><p></p><p>Sometimes they will use the term "atypical" - as in, meets clinical definition of X, but doesn't have the more common combination of symptoms, so needs to be handled differently. We've had some of those, too.</p><p></p><p>So you're likely going to come home with "something" for a label. Hopefully, more than one... because its almost never one label. But this is a process; think in terms of layers. Sometimes you can't find the next set of problems until you begin to deal with the first set.</p><p></p><p>Don't be afraid of medications, but don't treat them as a cure-all either. They work for some kids with some conditions - and sometimes, its almost a miracle the difference it makes. But not everyone can tolerate the medications, and the medications don't always work.</p><p></p><p>For the record, ADHD is not "overdiagnosed". But it is often "mis-diagnosed"... kids who should have the label get missed (more often girls, but not always) almost as often as kids getting the label who are really something else (more often boys). Again, the "typical" ADHD kid tends to get the right label (hyper, can't focus, can't sit still, disrupts the class...) - but the one who is primarily inattentive, or primarily executive functions... gets missed more often.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 437308, member: 11791"] The world of psychology is different than some medical fields... they have this special label: not otherwise specified. It stands for "not otherwise specified". And they DO use it. For example: - if the child is highly anxious but doesn't fit one of the more formal anxiety-related labels, they can say the child has an "anxiety disorder - not otherwise specified". This confirms that there is a problem with anxiety, and does provide some direction, confirmation - and can be used in the school setting. - if the child has some aspects of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (esp. the social issues), but doesn't meet the full criteria - the psychiatrist may label "Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) - not otherwise specified" (Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) = pervasive developmental disorder - one of which is Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)). This means the child has some fairly severe issues, but doesn't fit some nice neat little "box". We've found that psychologists are more likely to err on the side of some label - obviously, if there was no problem, you wouldn't be seeing this doctor! Sometimes they will use the term "atypical" - as in, meets clinical definition of X, but doesn't have the more common combination of symptoms, so needs to be handled differently. We've had some of those, too. So you're likely going to come home with "something" for a label. Hopefully, more than one... because its almost never one label. But this is a process; think in terms of layers. Sometimes you can't find the next set of problems until you begin to deal with the first set. Don't be afraid of medications, but don't treat them as a cure-all either. They work for some kids with some conditions - and sometimes, its almost a miracle the difference it makes. But not everyone can tolerate the medications, and the medications don't always work. For the record, ADHD is not "overdiagnosed". But it is often "mis-diagnosed"... kids who should have the label get missed (more often girls, but not always) almost as often as kids getting the label who are really something else (more often boys). Again, the "typical" ADHD kid tends to get the right label (hyper, can't focus, can't sit still, disrupts the class...) - but the one who is primarily inattentive, or primarily executive functions... gets missed more often. [/QUOTE]
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