Attention Deficit - Inattentive type
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DD is 8 and has some developmental challenges including slow processing speed. I've noticed several postings recently suggesting slow processing speed is an indicator for getting checked for attention deficit. She isn't hyper active and I don't think she is overly distracted but she does have a big problem with getting hung up on things like poorly laid out worksheets and poorly written questions where it isn't immediately clear what she is supposed to do. I have been attributing this to her anxiety and problems with rigid thinking. When I googled attention deficit inattentive I got http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2943531/ and the final sentence, "characterized by poor cognitive interference control and slow processing or output speed" is pretty descriptive of DD.
What sort of professional diagnoses attention deficit?Is this something the psychologist that worked with her for psycho-educational testing could do? Slow processing speed is mentioned in the psycho-educational report done last year but there is no mention of attention problems. I don't think we mentioned "cognitive interference control" as a concern but maybe we should have. I don't know that we'd do anything different if she had the diagnosis but I hear attention deficit a lot in association with schools and her school *really* doesn't "get" her so maybe it would help if she had a diagnosis they are more familiar with. TIA |
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It's great that you're doing such in-depth research! Your DD's symptoms match my son's, diagnosed at 6 with inattentive ADHD. There is no hyperactivity in the inattentive form, but there is impulsivity - for example, my son will read under his desk at school instead of listening to the teacher, because he can't control the temptation.
My son was diagnosed by Dr. Conlon (since retired I believe), a developmental pediatrician specializing in ADHD. You can ask your DD's ped for a referral to a dev. ped. - there are plenty in the area, many of affiliated with Children's Hospital. Or you can go to a neuropsychology practice such as Dr. Stixrud's, which also do ADHD evaluations. You are correct that they are different from other neuropsych testing. The ADHD eval. generally consists of a parent interview in which you recount your child's behavior, a teacher questionnaire, and then the actual testing done by your child. I recall I paid $700 for DS's evaluation years ago. Good luck. |
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We have a 9 y.o. we have finally given up and decided we need a developmental pediatrician. I just spoke with Children's yesterday and I got an appointment for her for August! We are also on the waitlist for Kennedy Krieger. You might get there faster is you are willing to go private without insurance.
I tripped upon a great podcast the other day. http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2015/03/19/show-986-treating-adhd-naturally/ |
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This is my DS - he is 12. was diagnosed when he was 6. Essentially his ADHD/Inattentive means that he has quite a few LDs related to ADHD like his processing speed, executive functioning and working memory. So he's not what we would think of in the classic sense when you hear ADHD. He's not at all hyper. He's more lethargic if anything. Its a challenge OP and if you don't stay on top of it your child can easily fall behind in school. |
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having trouble downloading this. What's the gist of the natural treatments? No dyes? B vitamins? fish oil? Anything we haven't heard of? |
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| Motivating the inattentive child to do schoolwork is nearly a FT job. It can even be a challenge to get them out of the house. We have the same issues as 17:59. |
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just my two cents on this - although I have not gone to the link above. Many of us have pinned our hopes on a "natural treatment" for ADHD, wanting to avoid medicating our child. While taking some of these "natural" supplements won't hurt, they certainly do not help. At least not nearly enough to make a difference in the every day life of an ADHD kid. Please don't waste your money or your kid's precious time on any of this stuff....like so many of us have in the past. Every single one of us would drop meds in a minute if there was a natural treatment that actually worked! The only two things that really work for ADHD are 1) meds 2) interventions/therapy Again, that is just my opinion based on my past experience and the past experiences of many others on this board. |
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How much therapy a week did you need? |
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This is PP. DS is 12. Has been in some sort of therapy and/or tutoring since his diagnosis in kindergarten. Its not an overnight thing, just the opposite. Takes a long time before you start to notice any improvements - the changes are sometimes very subtle so you have to keep the faith and put your faith in your kid's therapist and never second guess yourself which is easy to do when you aren't noticing and real changes. I would venture to guess that we've spent well over $100K over the past 6 years in our efforts to help DS. Might even be more than that! And he's in MCPS, imagine adding private school to that! which I wish we could afford. Anyhow, his therapies have included/still include - speech therapy, social skills groups, OT/PT, tutoring for math and/or reading. We also did a round of COGMED and that was a HUGE waste of our money and time. Like I said, we've tried all kinds of things that didn't work....pinning our hopes on finding that Lorenzo's Oil that just does not exist. Only thing that works is good old fashioned time, therapy and patience....and a positive attitude that your kid will be ok and will succeed, go to college, find a good job, meet a nice girl, have a "normal life". Just Never give up, and trust me many times I want to. |
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This poster hit the nail on the head. |