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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 588248" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Skip the neurologist.</p><p>If you're in the US... try for neuropsychologist. If you can't get that (we can't, I'm in Canada), there's also child behavioural/developmental clinics out of childrens' hospitals, or PhD level psychologists with specialized experience in comprehensive evaluations.</p><p></p><p>You need a comprehensive evaluation.</p><p>The kind that takes something like 6-10 hours of testing. And then weeks before they can pull it all together into a "report".</p><p></p><p><strong>They</strong> think it's something developmental? </p><p>Did anybody suggest Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or Aspergers?</p><p></p><p>It's not going to be ADHD, or (at 3) a mood disorder, nor (not ever) ODD. To many of us around here, ODD just describes the behavior, not the source - somewhat useful as a placeholder diagnosis (confirms parent is not crazy, kid does have a problem) while they try to figure out the cause.</p><p></p><p>Can you tell us more about his history? </p><p>What was he like as a baby?</p><p>Adopted or bio?</p><p>Ever exposed to drugs (legal or otherwise) or alcohol before birth?</p><p>Family history of issues and challenges?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 588248, member: 11791"] Skip the neurologist. If you're in the US... try for neuropsychologist. If you can't get that (we can't, I'm in Canada), there's also child behavioural/developmental clinics out of childrens' hospitals, or PhD level psychologists with specialized experience in comprehensive evaluations. You need a comprehensive evaluation. The kind that takes something like 6-10 hours of testing. And then weeks before they can pull it all together into a "report". [B]They[/B] think it's something developmental? Did anybody suggest Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) or Aspergers? It's not going to be ADHD, or (at 3) a mood disorder, nor (not ever) ODD. To many of us around here, ODD just describes the behavior, not the source - somewhat useful as a placeholder diagnosis (confirms parent is not crazy, kid does have a problem) while they try to figure out the cause. Can you tell us more about his history? What was he like as a baby? Adopted or bio? Ever exposed to drugs (legal or otherwise) or alcohol before birth? Family history of issues and challenges? [/QUOTE]
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