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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. Thank you everyone. This is so interesting. I definitely want an unbiased opinion and am not looking for someone to just check the box and send me on my way with a prescription. My kid is not hyperactive, is attentive in school and does well academically. He is organized and able to complete tasks on his own. However he is chatty, can be impulsive at times and has a low frustration tolerance. It’s hard to know if what he displays is normal 3rd grade boy behavior, or more. Part of me wonders if we’re so quick to diagnose that we don’t give kids a chance to grow up. That being said, I don’t want to do him any disservice and not get the help he needs now. All that being said, I would like an unbiased opinion. Are there any neuropsych testers you think are better at giving unbiased opinions than others? Any specific tests we should ask for?[/quote] Why are you getting him a neuropsych? That kind of testing really should be for more severe clinical impairment. “Chatty, low frustration tolerance, and impulsive *at times*” sounds really very low concern if he is doing well overall. Is he losing friends? Going to the principals office? Can he do regular sports and camps? Honestly if my child was just “impulsive at time” I would be freakin’ overjoyed. [/quote] Why do people ask questions like this? OP doesn't need to provide her child's full history to get an answer. Reading the post it sounds like a teacher or other professional recommended getting her child assessed. In any case, we don't need to know because we can just answer her question instead of demanding answers from her. OP wants to know if getting a neuropsych automatically means a diagnosis. Personally, I do not think so. In our interactions with the psychologist that did our child's eval, she seemed very dedicated to doing valid assessments and only diagnosing things DD met the criteria for. She flat out said she didn't meet the criteria for a diagnosis she previously had. She gave her a diagnosis we weren't expecting, but explained it in a way that we were left with no doubt that it was accurate. This was at CAAT which I know specializes in autism so not sure that is the right place for OP.[/quote]
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