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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 519231" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>While ADHD does tend to run in families, it's a tricky diagnosis. All sorts of kids who should get this diagnosis are missed, and it's given to lots of kids who really are something else... and then, add in all the stuff that tends to go with ADHD, and... it might be a factor, but it might just be symptoms. </p><p>For example: </p><p>- many kids on this board started out with an ADHD diagnosis, and ended up with an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis - a totally different world. </p><p>- APDs look exactly like ADHD in terms of symptoms, until you start to dig. </p><p>- things that tend to go with ADHD include, for starters, LDs, Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), APDs, sensory issues</p><p>Note: non-classical APDs aren't usually diagnosed until 7 or 8; language difficulties are caught sooner.</p><p>- any ONE of these are enough to drive a kid totally around the bend, and they may have ALL of them.</p><p></p><p>ODD is, in my opinion, a "place-holder diagnosis". It describes problem behaviors quite well... but offers absolutely no solutions. Therefore... the problem is usually something else that hasn't been determined yet. Some doctors will actually use it this way and tell you so... others just toss out the label.</p><p></p><p>Neither is a diagnosis to be played with, nor to be self-diagnosed, nor to be diagnosed by anyone but specialists in comprehensive evaluations.</p><p></p><p>I'm concerned that the current dr is "blowing you off" over this. You definitely need a comprehensive evaluation. But... those usually take time to get. Meanwhile? I'd be starting with an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation for sensory and motor skills issues, and an Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) screening for auditory issues including hearing. He's been so difficult right from the get-go. He sounds like he's under perpetual overload, and it doesn't take much to push him over the edge... and the thing that pushes him over the edge is probably not the problem, if you know what I mean... it's just the proverbial straw that broke the camels back?</p><p></p><p>Those are just my opinions. It will be useful if you can tell us a little more background... is he adopted, for example? how were his developmental milestones? (walking, talking, toilet training, etc.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 519231, member: 11791"] While ADHD does tend to run in families, it's a tricky diagnosis. All sorts of kids who should get this diagnosis are missed, and it's given to lots of kids who really are something else... and then, add in all the stuff that tends to go with ADHD, and... it might be a factor, but it might just be symptoms. For example: - many kids on this board started out with an ADHD diagnosis, and ended up with an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis - a totally different world. - APDs look exactly like ADHD in terms of symptoms, until you start to dig. - things that tend to go with ADHD include, for starters, LDs, Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), APDs, sensory issues Note: non-classical APDs aren't usually diagnosed until 7 or 8; language difficulties are caught sooner. - any ONE of these are enough to drive a kid totally around the bend, and they may have ALL of them. ODD is, in my opinion, a "place-holder diagnosis". It describes problem behaviors quite well... but offers absolutely no solutions. Therefore... the problem is usually something else that hasn't been determined yet. Some doctors will actually use it this way and tell you so... others just toss out the label. Neither is a diagnosis to be played with, nor to be self-diagnosed, nor to be diagnosed by anyone but specialists in comprehensive evaluations. I'm concerned that the current dr is "blowing you off" over this. You definitely need a comprehensive evaluation. But... those usually take time to get. Meanwhile? I'd be starting with an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation for sensory and motor skills issues, and an Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) screening for auditory issues including hearing. He's been so difficult right from the get-go. He sounds like he's under perpetual overload, and it doesn't take much to push him over the edge... and the thing that pushes him over the edge is probably not the problem, if you know what I mean... it's just the proverbial straw that broke the camels back? Those are just my opinions. It will be useful if you can tell us a little more background... is he adopted, for example? how were his developmental milestones? (walking, talking, toilet training, etc.) [/QUOTE]
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