Re: Adoption/Attachment/ASD

[Guest guest]

Most doctors out there are ignorant about autism, though this is gradually

changing as more and more of them are faced with many of these kids. The

high-functioning kids are often not diagnosed correctly, particularly if

language has not been affected. The best way to minimize this is for

parents to get themselves educated and be able to teach the doctors! Dr. JM

Adoption/Attachment/ASD

> Dr JM,

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> I would love to get your perspective as a Psychiatrist regarding how to

better determine what an accurate dx is for a child. Our ASD treatments

were delayed for years due to being directed to the mental health field time

and time again. Is this common, and is there any way to minimize mis dxs?

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> Thank you,

> Dawn Rossi

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> Hi,

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> I am forwarding this post that I sent to a list for adoptive families who

are facing attachment issues with their children.

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> Please feel free to forward to other adoptive parents or group lists.

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> Best regards,

> Dawn Rossi

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> Hi,

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> Here is the information regarding the new Yahoogroups list. You can

e-mail me directly at mdjjrossi@... or go to

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/attachasd/ and put in a request to be

added on.

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> The list will be for adoptive parents who are interested in learning more

about Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and parents who are trying to

determine whether their child's issues are stemming from attachment

problems, from bio-medical/ASD problems or both.

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> Parents can ask questions regarding ASD, ASD resources, how to get

started, etc.

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> All new members must be approved by the moderator as the list will only be

open to adoptive parents who are actively seeking assistance (through ASD or

attachment interventions) for their child.

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> Best regards,

> Dawn Rossi

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> P.S. to those not on the Attach-China list: I have started this new list

because we had a very difficult time finding the right diagnosis for our

daughter. We believed for many years that Reactive Attachment Disorder and

PTSD were her key issues. We recently came to realize, after having

extensive (blood, stool, urine and hair) labwork completed, that an Autism

Spectrum Disorder dx is more appropriate in her case. I believe that RAD

does exist and that for many adopted children it is a true and serious

problem. We have learned, though, that it can be difficult to get an

accurate diagnosis for an internationally adopted child because so many

symptoms lists overlap. That can be especially true for children like my

daughter who do not " present " as being classically autistic. This new list

is intended to let parents talk between themselves, gather resources to

investigate further should they feel the need and ultimately decide which

issues they feel are the most importan!

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[Guest guest]

Dawn

My response as a parent of two adopted children; one having a diagnosis

of Attachment Disorder, Oppositional Defiance, Depression, ADHD with PDD

qualities. It was not until my other child was diagnosed with ASD and

we started biomed interventions that I knew that the interventions would

help my more severe child (from a behavioral aspect). As soon as I put

the aggressive kid on gfcfsfcf, preservative and dye free with little

sugar, the angry, irritated behaviors left. He has now been off all

medications that controlled his behavior for over a year. I am now

realizing that when the system is so upset and digestion is so

difficult, normal attachment is also difficult.

And both of my kids had seen a number of psychiatrists because,

unfortunately, that is how you get the medications - not, necessarily

the help to uncover the cause. I am sure that there are more than a few

exceptions to that 'blanket' statement but in Kaiser's world - that was

the answer.

- lynette

Dawn and Mike Rossi wrote:

>Dr JM,

>

>I would love to get your perspective as a Psychiatrist regarding how to better

determine what an accurate dx is for a child. Our ASD treatments were delayed

for years due to being directed to the mental health field time and time again.

Is this common, and is there any way to minimize mis dxs?

>

>Thank you,

>Dawn Rossi

>

>

>

>Hi,

>

>I am forwarding this post that I sent to a list for adoptive families who are

facing attachment issues with their children.

>

>Please feel free to forward to other adoptive parents or group lists.

>

>Best regards,

>Dawn Rossi

>

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