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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 582749" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>by the way, around here, many feel that ODD and conduct disorder are descriptions of behaviors (yes they officially are diagnoses) because they don't tell you why things are as they are.</p><p></p><p>ADHD often is a symptom of other issues that you need to test for OR it also often has other conditions that go with it. He could have subtle motor or auditory processing problems that could be at work here. So other evaluations you could try (but for sure get the neuropsychologist one done).....Auditory processing with a specialized audiologist who is trained in this area. (( this is beyond a hearing test, it checks to see how his brain sorts out sounds and how the brain understands them. For example, in a noisy classroom some kids can't sort out the important voices from background noise. This can make a child seem defiant or like he's not paying attention.</p><p></p><p>A speech language pathologist can help see if he is processing language appropriately.</p><p></p><p>An occupational therapist can help to see if he has subtle motor or sensory issues which can cause him to move more or less than others, to try to escape difficult tasks, to get away from sensory stimuli (noises, touches, etc. that bug him) or to seek it out if it doesn't register enough (makes kids look hyper). </p><p></p><p>Ask specifically for therapists who have experiences with kids with these problems to evaluate him.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sorry for the flood of ideas. Desperate times......</p><p></p><p>It really does pay off to collect this data. He is so young and could easily fall through the cracks being listed as a conduct disordered child. Sad to say.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 582749, member: 12886"] by the way, around here, many feel that ODD and conduct disorder are descriptions of behaviors (yes they officially are diagnoses) because they don't tell you why things are as they are. ADHD often is a symptom of other issues that you need to test for OR it also often has other conditions that go with it. He could have subtle motor or auditory processing problems that could be at work here. So other evaluations you could try (but for sure get the neuropsychologist one done).....Auditory processing with a specialized audiologist who is trained in this area. (( this is beyond a hearing test, it checks to see how his brain sorts out sounds and how the brain understands them. For example, in a noisy classroom some kids can't sort out the important voices from background noise. This can make a child seem defiant or like he's not paying attention. A speech language pathologist can help see if he is processing language appropriately. An occupational therapist can help to see if he has subtle motor or sensory issues which can cause him to move more or less than others, to try to escape difficult tasks, to get away from sensory stimuli (noises, touches, etc. that bug him) or to seek it out if it doesn't register enough (makes kids look hyper). Ask specifically for therapists who have experiences with kids with these problems to evaluate him. Sorry for the flood of ideas. Desperate times...... It really does pay off to collect this data. He is so young and could easily fall through the cracks being listed as a conduct disordered child. Sad to say. [/QUOTE]
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