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Eight Year old with ADHD diagnosis, possible encopresis and ODD
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 493535" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Hi,</p><p>Wanted to add my welcome...</p><p></p><p>There is a logical order to things, but so often, schools want the "fast fix" (especially if its cheap for them).</p><p>FIRST, you need to know what you are dealing with. In as much detail as possible.</p><p>THEN, you can look at interventions, accommodations and perhaps medications.</p><p></p><p>A couple thoughts on medications... </p><p>(I try to be balanced - have seen really good things with medications, but they can be awful also)</p><p>- Each human body is different, and what works for one, doesn't work (or worse) for the next.</p><p>- medications are not dictated by a set of symptoms... but by the combination of dxes and symptoms. What works for ADHD, may send a high-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) child off the deep end. What works for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) may be the wrong thing for Bi-polar... and so on.</p><p>- medications are always trial-and-error... which medication, dosage, timing... </p><p>- When they work - its like a miracle. </p><p>Bottom line (in my opinion) = don't close the door to medications, but walk careful, and get a really solid diagnosis first.</p><p></p><p>I'm seeing "sensory issues" as something that stands out... has he had an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation? if not, try and get that - and include a motor skills evaluation while you are at it. They often go together, either one is enough to send a kid around the bend... and the Occupational Therapist (OT) has therapies to help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 493535, member: 11791"] Hi, Wanted to add my welcome... There is a logical order to things, but so often, schools want the "fast fix" (especially if its cheap for them). FIRST, you need to know what you are dealing with. In as much detail as possible. THEN, you can look at interventions, accommodations and perhaps medications. A couple thoughts on medications... (I try to be balanced - have seen really good things with medications, but they can be awful also) - Each human body is different, and what works for one, doesn't work (or worse) for the next. - medications are not dictated by a set of symptoms... but by the combination of dxes and symptoms. What works for ADHD, may send a high-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) child off the deep end. What works for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) may be the wrong thing for Bi-polar... and so on. - medications are always trial-and-error... which medication, dosage, timing... - When they work - its like a miracle. Bottom line (in my opinion) = don't close the door to medications, but walk careful, and get a really solid diagnosis first. I'm seeing "sensory issues" as something that stands out... has he had an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation? if not, try and get that - and include a motor skills evaluation while you are at it. They often go together, either one is enough to send a kid around the bend... and the Occupational Therapist (OT) has therapies to help. [/QUOTE]
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