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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 518467" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>OH my....I agree with all the others, take a deep breath and realize these people are only seeing him at his worst. They just do a diagnosis that fits for his hospital stay. I will give you an example of how crazy this can be. My son has a clear and obvious brain injury. He has also had an autism diagnosis since the age of 2! Many re-evaluations in many settings and it is always the same. Symptoms of these two things overlap with many psychiatric diagnoses (impulsivity, mood shifts, aggression, etc...) and when he recently had a medication reaction that sent him into the hospital he came out with "mood disorder not otherwise specified" and anxiety etc. His private psychiatrist, neurologist, pediatrician all dont see this under normal conditions. </p><p></p><p>The only evaluations that can really give you a better chance of an accurate overall diagnosis (except for certain mental health diagnosis) are those that take place when NOT in crisis and that look at symptoms and behaviors over a long time. A Neuropsychology evaluation would be a huge help to you I agree...... CD only describes the behavior they are seeing. He has such a long history of red flags for neurological issues that to dismiss this based on what they are seeing does not seem like sound practice, but it will get insurance to pay for the hospital stay (smile).</p><p></p><p>So, for now, take a breath and realize that your son has shown that he is wired differently from the time he was very young. You have done the best you can do with what you have been given. </p><p></p><p>Now you have us for cheerleaders and rest assured, diagnosis come and go..... it is heart breaking to hear things that are ugly but there is always more to it than ODD and CD in my opinion....something is going on with your guy. Likely (as with mine) testosterone is making things much more easily triggered. (Boy have I fantasized about some creative ways to help with THAT situation, LOL....sorry gotta laugh sometimes, I cry way too much lately)</p><p></p><p>So again, you did not go wrong anywhere, they are letting you down to leave it at CD...call around NOW for a neuropsychologist and in my humble opinion not one connected with where you are so that they are not influenced by co workers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 518467, member: 12886"] OH my....I agree with all the others, take a deep breath and realize these people are only seeing him at his worst. They just do a diagnosis that fits for his hospital stay. I will give you an example of how crazy this can be. My son has a clear and obvious brain injury. He has also had an autism diagnosis since the age of 2! Many re-evaluations in many settings and it is always the same. Symptoms of these two things overlap with many psychiatric diagnoses (impulsivity, mood shifts, aggression, etc...) and when he recently had a medication reaction that sent him into the hospital he came out with "mood disorder not otherwise specified" and anxiety etc. His private psychiatrist, neurologist, pediatrician all dont see this under normal conditions. The only evaluations that can really give you a better chance of an accurate overall diagnosis (except for certain mental health diagnosis) are those that take place when NOT in crisis and that look at symptoms and behaviors over a long time. A Neuropsychology evaluation would be a huge help to you I agree...... CD only describes the behavior they are seeing. He has such a long history of red flags for neurological issues that to dismiss this based on what they are seeing does not seem like sound practice, but it will get insurance to pay for the hospital stay (smile). So, for now, take a breath and realize that your son has shown that he is wired differently from the time he was very young. You have done the best you can do with what you have been given. Now you have us for cheerleaders and rest assured, diagnosis come and go..... it is heart breaking to hear things that are ugly but there is always more to it than ODD and CD in my opinion....something is going on with your guy. Likely (as with mine) testosterone is making things much more easily triggered. (Boy have I fantasized about some creative ways to help with THAT situation, LOL....sorry gotta laugh sometimes, I cry way too much lately) So again, you did not go wrong anywhere, they are letting you down to leave it at CD...call around NOW for a neuropsychologist and in my humble opinion not one connected with where you are so that they are not influenced by co workers. [/QUOTE]
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