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Eight Year old with ADHD diagnosis, possible encopresis and ODD
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 493569" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>He may have been telling you the truth about not feeling as if he had to go to the bathroom. I'd tread very carefully on this issue. Some k ids really don't know. </p><p></p><p>My own experience as a foster and adoptive mom (good and bad experiences with social services) is that they never just come out to look at the home...they have a reason. I work at a day care center now and the social workers go to the homes themselves unless they feel there is something going on...then they contact CPS. I agree with buddy that they are probably thinking some sort of abuse is going on for him to be soiling. This is where you need to be very careful. Peeing and pooping in a child's pants can be a sign of sexual abuse...or a billion other things...but CPS often fixates on sexual abuse. Please be prepared and not caught off guard if they are not as laid back as you expect.</p><p></p><p>You precious son's behavior is unfortunately not typical boy stuff. Inattention is not just ADHD stuff either. It, as well as hyperactivity, is prevalant in many childhood disorders. Playing with poop is often a sensory issue. I know this may sound gross, but the child LIKES the feel of the poop, maybe even the smell. Some kids smear poop on the walls. Sensory issues are caused by a variety of things, the most common one I know of being the autism spectrum, which is often diagnosed as ADHD first. But, hey, there are other reasons too. Whatever is going on...again, that's where I'd bring in a neuropsychologist. They can do a good job of sorting out the child and how he behaves in various areas in ways other professionals just don't bother to do, however they are very much in demand and there are waiting lists. in my opinion I feel they do a much better job and are worth the wait.</p><p></p><p>I'm just curious: Does your son have give and take conversations with people where he describes what he has done and how he feels? Or does he mostly just say "yes" or "no" or "I don't know" or "I don't want to talk about it" or does he blurt out things that make no sense to what somebody else was saying? Does he ever start talking about his own special interests, out of context, when somebody is trying to ask him or talk to him about something else? Is he an interactive kid on an emotional level or does he mostly play alongside other kids or run around with them?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 493569, member: 1550"] He may have been telling you the truth about not feeling as if he had to go to the bathroom. I'd tread very carefully on this issue. Some k ids really don't know. My own experience as a foster and adoptive mom (good and bad experiences with social services) is that they never just come out to look at the home...they have a reason. I work at a day care center now and the social workers go to the homes themselves unless they feel there is something going on...then they contact CPS. I agree with buddy that they are probably thinking some sort of abuse is going on for him to be soiling. This is where you need to be very careful. Peeing and pooping in a child's pants can be a sign of sexual abuse...or a billion other things...but CPS often fixates on sexual abuse. Please be prepared and not caught off guard if they are not as laid back as you expect. You precious son's behavior is unfortunately not typical boy stuff. Inattention is not just ADHD stuff either. It, as well as hyperactivity, is prevalant in many childhood disorders. Playing with poop is often a sensory issue. I know this may sound gross, but the child LIKES the feel of the poop, maybe even the smell. Some kids smear poop on the walls. Sensory issues are caused by a variety of things, the most common one I know of being the autism spectrum, which is often diagnosed as ADHD first. But, hey, there are other reasons too. Whatever is going on...again, that's where I'd bring in a neuropsychologist. They can do a good job of sorting out the child and how he behaves in various areas in ways other professionals just don't bother to do, however they are very much in demand and there are waiting lists. in my opinion I feel they do a much better job and are worth the wait. I'm just curious: Does your son have give and take conversations with people where he describes what he has done and how he feels? Or does he mostly just say "yes" or "no" or "I don't know" or "I don't want to talk about it" or does he blurt out things that make no sense to what somebody else was saying? Does he ever start talking about his own special interests, out of context, when somebody is trying to ask him or talk to him about something else? Is he an interactive kid on an emotional level or does he mostly play alongside other kids or run around with them? [/QUOTE]
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