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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had the same thought--[b]her kid sounds pretty normal without more info on the life impacts. [/b] Apologies if you've already been down this road OP, but you may be able to get an answer without spending $$$ on neuropsych. Talk to your pediatrician; they will give you and your kid's teacher the Vanderbilt assessment as a screener. The behavior needs to be present both at home and at school at a certain level to meet criteria for ADHD.[/quote] And that is why evaluators don't typically make a diagnosis by asking the parent to write a paragraph describing their child.[/quote] Look, for those of us with kids with behavioral and academic issues, what OP describes is our desired OUTCOME of therapy! I wish I had a kid doing well academically who “can be impulsive at times.” And my kid had pretty mild issues as the spectrums go. Get back to us when your bright kid is getting Fs and getting regularly suspended for bad behavior. Maybe there’s more OP hasn’t divulged. Maybe the frustration tolerance is really disruptive. But even so, the kid sounds fully within the range of normal and I doubt there’s any case for medication. [/quote] I am sure this perspective is probably shared by the school psychologist. But just because a child is doing better than other children doesn't mean they can't benefit from support. Many of us with kids with more subtle issues know people like you roll your eyes at us but we're still going to help our kids.[/quote] OP here. The PP is spot on. I often feel like we’re in no mans land because yes, the school psychologist has bigger fish to fry, but yes, we still hear the same complaints from teachers every year. They don’t rise to the level of go get your kid tested, but they definitely imply that he’s on the more annoying end of what they like to see in class. Short of doing what I’m doing (social skills group), what else am I supposed to do with that? I want to help him but it seems like I’m on my own to do that while school complains without offering any solutions. Another part of me wonders if teachers are quick to criticize young boys in particular. I have a daughter too and it’s always been a striking difference in the worlds used in conferences. I know I’ll get flamed for that here. [/quote]
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