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Is it worth pushing for a second opinion

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My 7 year old son was assessed today. No diagnosis of ASD or ADHD. They say they would like to do further observations and will request his school to get the Ed Pysch to do an observation.

Where does this leave us, I am not in agreement with the professionals. My son is very articulate but has sensory issues, social interaction issues, anxiety issues which impact on his physical health and behaviour issues. If they have ruled out ASD and ADHD what else could they be looking for from further observations.

I was certain he would get a diagnosis now I am feeling totally confused. I don't have much fight left in me.

Is it common for you to go through several assessments before you get a diagnosis should I be requesting a second opinion, if so, how?

 

 

 

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  • Did they say they had completely discounted asd and adhd? My son didn't get his official asd diagnosis until he had been seen by the ed psych (he saw the paed, speech and ed psych all in seperate appointments). It's possible that they just haven't seen enough for a definite diagnosis yet. Either that or they don't feel he fits the criteria for asd/adhd but they may feel he fits the criteria for something else eg ocd/odd/pda/spd or just want to assess his needs so he can be supported at school.

    Providing they are going to be done in the not too distant future I would wait and see what the outcome of the further observations is and if there is no diagnosis or one you don't agree with then I would pursue a second opinion. It certainly isn't unheard of for milder cases of asd/adhd to be missed in young children.

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  • Did they say they had completely discounted asd and adhd? My son didn't get his official asd diagnosis until he had been seen by the ed psych (he saw the paed, speech and ed psych all in seperate appointments). It's possible that they just haven't seen enough for a definite diagnosis yet. Either that or they don't feel he fits the criteria for asd/adhd but they may feel he fits the criteria for something else eg ocd/odd/pda/spd or just want to assess his needs so he can be supported at school.

    Providing they are going to be done in the not too distant future I would wait and see what the outcome of the further observations is and if there is no diagnosis or one you don't agree with then I would pursue a second opinion. It certainly isn't unheard of for milder cases of asd/adhd to be missed in young children.

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