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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Stixrud is most definitely not a diagnosis machine. Dr. Henderson was very cautious when diagnosing my children. One has very obvious ADHD/ASD, was diagnosed at a young age, had free services from MoCo before preschool, and got an IEP as soon as he entered K. The other we thought might have very mild ADHD, but we weren't sure. We got her tested as a teen, because she had been doing well. It turns out she has autism, not ADHD, and there are no accommodations to expect for school - she doesn't need extra time, or anything else. She meets *some criteria* for inattention, but not sufficiently to get a diagnosis.

I highly recommend Dr. Henderson at Stixrud.[/quote]

I ditto this, although we used a different Stixrud doctor.  Very cautious. Extensive testing.  Did not use some testing that might have led to another diagnosis because DCs answers on it were so contradictory that she felt it was no longer a valid instrument but did discuss pros and cons exhibited by the instrument.

WTF do you mean by "diagnosis machine" any way, OP?  Psychoeducational and neuropsychological assessments are typically two days and many tests.  Our DC had a dozen different tests spanning IQ and achievement across all categories plus other processing, memory and language testing.  Any doctor who sees results that are consistent with a diagnosis has an ethical duty to make the diagnosis.  I have never once over more than a decade of assessments seen a "diagnosis" from an assessment that wasn't supported by extensive objective data backed up by clinical, parental and/or educational observations.

"Diagnosis machine" is just a way to discriminate against people with disabilities by minimizing their healthcare findings.

I don't see people referring to men who see doctors for Viagra or testosterone as having gone to a "diagnosis machine," because we don't stigmatize those problems in the same way. [/quote]

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