Update

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Hi, all,

just thought I'd update real quick on . For anyone who doesn't know us,

my daughter is 15 and was diagnosed in Aug. 08 at age 14. Remember I was

waiting for those results from the psych testing?? Well, let's just say I

wasn't thrilled with the results! The good news is that it didn't come up with

ADD, or ADHD, or Aspergers; however, the report repeatedly described her lack of

attention, at least to the testing. It basically painted a terrible picture of

my daughter, so bad that when the school counselor got the report, she made

comments like " she should work within her limits " and " we shouldn't push her

beyond what she's capable of " . The report basically confirmed what we already

knew; that she has OCD (the report called it OCD tendencies), Major Depressive

Disorder, is prone to suicidal thoughts, and has generalized anxiety. All of

which we already knew and all can be attributed to the OCD. The psychologist

even said didn't answer all the questions or sometimes didn't seem to

understand the question. The report also said she was resistant to conventional

therapy because she didn't like to talk about personal things (ya think?), so

her new therapist knows to just get down to brass tacks.

It did say her persistence level on tasks was above even advanced levels,

meaning she would work at a task until it was completed, she was just very slow

at it. Again, we've lived with this child her whole life; she gives " obsessive

slowness " a new meaning! They also said she had a spelling ability level of

grade 12.5 (she's in ninth grade). On her first progress report at school, she

brought home 4 A's and 3 B's; she always has her homework done, wants to

volunteer at a nursing home this summer, joined FCCLA and the after-school

theatre club, all on her own, with no prodding from us.

YET, her OCD symptoms at home are worse. Her gravel fear is gone (yeah!!), but

her cleaning supply fear is back (Booo!) Her psychiatrist wants to switch meds,

but I am soooooo reluctant because she's doing so well at school. I think she's

really letting go at home and just lets the OCD literally take over her mind.

I'm thinking the pressure of maintaining at school is causing the problems at

home.

Luckily, her new therapist has now completed the school observation, so I will

be setting up appointments in the hopes this will help her. The one thing I've

done is condense the psych testing report to ONLY what's important and left out

most of the " bad " stuff for people like the principal and others. The ONLY

people I am giving the full report to is the school counselor (and I already

regret that) and her new therapist and her psychiatrist. I was just really mad

that the report made sound like she practically needed to be

institutionalized! To me, it's only worth was as a " ruling out " measure (and I

still question the ADD thing!)

Ok, enough venting for now...

Debbie

http://twochinadolls.blogspot.com

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