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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS has a diagnosis of ADHD and DMDD. He was 10 when we received it, along with the ADHD diagnosis.

Here is my extreme laymen's opinion on it generally.

Whoever puts together the DSM [b]wrongly eliminated[/b] the emotional dysregulation component of ADHD. To account for it separately, this DMDD diagnosis is tacked on.

For us, I don't think it helps insurance-wise but maybe it does.[/quote]

NP but fwiw, DS has SEVERE adhd. All hyperactivity symptoms, evident from infancy, diagnosed at age 3, required medication at age 4. Still very severe at age 12. Just a physically very intense, unable to slow down or stop his body moving kind of kid.  I've had many teachers over the years make comments like "we see a lot of kids with ADHD diagnoses and 504s and special accommodations, and a lot of them seem like a stretch, but then you see a kid like Larlo and realize that ADHD does actually exist."

DS has zero emotional dysregulation. Never has. Is the opposite, in fact. Extremely emotionally even keel. So emotional liability is not a part of DS's ADHD.

Ultimately, what this mostly points to is the fact that the DSM and insurance codes are NOT science and not gospel. Just a roomful of people trying to categorize stuff that probably shouldn't be categorized. [/quote]

I'm not saying that everyone with ADHD has emotional dysregulation. It is a frequent feature, though. My other kid has dyslexia and he can do several things very well that people with dyslexia aren't supposed to be good at...yet he still has dyslexia.

I agree that the DSM is not gospel. Some people do like to take it as such, including some posters on this forum. DMDD can be a very serious diagnosis. For us, it's inappropriate and should be included under the ADHD umbrella.
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