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Eight Year old with ADHD diagnosis, possible encopresis and ODD
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<blockquote data-quote="TeDo" data-source="post: 493543"><p>I agree with what everyone else has said. You need a thorough evaluation by a neuropsychologist but since they are sometimes hard to find/get in to, you might want to find a Child Psychiatrist or PhD psychologist to do assessments. I agree with Insane that an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation sounds like it is also warranted. If the school made the diagnosis and THEY have sent Social Services(I would also be VERY wary of this), I would absolutely request that he be "evaluated for special education services including academic, psychological, Occupational Therapist (OT) and Speech evaluations". Send it in writing to the Director of Special Education at your school by Certified Mail with Return Receipt Requested. Regardless of his diagnosis, interventions and accommodations at school will make a difference. ' I also agree that ODD is not a "valid" diagnosis. My son carried ADHD & ODD diagnosis's for 4 years and it turned out that the way they handled his behavior made things SO much worse because we just found out almost a year ago that it wasn't ODD at all. MWM is right, you need to find out WHY he seems to be difiant. Until you know WHY, you can't fix the REAL problem.</p><p></p><p>Welcome to our little corner of the world. You have come to a wonderful place!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeDo, post: 493543"] I agree with what everyone else has said. You need a thorough evaluation by a neuropsychologist but since they are sometimes hard to find/get in to, you might want to find a Child Psychiatrist or PhD psychologist to do assessments. I agree with Insane that an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation sounds like it is also warranted. If the school made the diagnosis and THEY have sent Social Services(I would also be VERY wary of this), I would absolutely request that he be "evaluated for special education services including academic, psychological, Occupational Therapist (OT) and Speech evaluations". Send it in writing to the Director of Special Education at your school by Certified Mail with Return Receipt Requested. Regardless of his diagnosis, interventions and accommodations at school will make a difference. ' I also agree that ODD is not a "valid" diagnosis. My son carried ADHD & ODD diagnosis's for 4 years and it turned out that the way they handled his behavior made things SO much worse because we just found out almost a year ago that it wasn't ODD at all. MWM is right, you need to find out WHY he seems to be difiant. Until you know WHY, you can't fix the REAL problem. Welcome to our little corner of the world. You have come to a wonderful place! [/QUOTE]
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