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Thanks for your posts - re after school routine, he dropped out of after school activities and basically gets his limited computer time on Minecraft and then fights with his little brother. He complains about myriad illnesses and injuries to explain why  he can't possibly go outside. Tummy aches are recurrent which I think are connected to the encopresis.

12:53, thanks that  makes sense as I've not heard back from psychiatrist as of yet. I told my DS that he would need to take the Rx, and that depression runs in the family. He knew this but for the first time I disclosed that his grandfather, beloved uncle and mother are all on anti-depressants and there are several other family members who should be on them!  It just worries me that we'd be trying Zoloft when I know he's not getting exercise and outside time and other stuff that would help, but that said he's probably so depressed that he can't even motivate himself to go outside. (Been there myself).

Finally, I found a mention in an earlier post about how you should avoid neuropsych testers who also offer services. (See:  http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/quote/45/4095475.page ) I've also seen lots of posts complaining about expensive testers who take advantage of parents. I can certainly see the potential for conflict with someone who tests and administers services, as well as with someone who specializes in a particular disorder. For example, my psychiatrist diagnosed him with ADD without a full blown work-up (largely based on the genetic disposition as I have a very severe case and because she had been observing him as he waited with me for my appointments. She periodically would have him come in to talk with her so she could determine if/when it was time to start medicating).  ....Given the encopesis though, I'm wondering now if he might have slight Aspergers or autism too because of the tie-in with gastro-intestinal issues including encopesis, which I was unware of until just this week.

So...that long paragraph aside, any recommendations for neuropsych testers who DO not offer services? Or are the docs with Stixrud above reproach?

Thanks again!  [/quote]

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