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How Is A Nonverbal Child Tested For ADD/ADHD?
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So, my son (6yrs) is nonverbal, emerging, but not conversational. He needs an ADD/ADHD assessment/evaluation. What kind of tests have experienced people had done with their children? Do they ask the child questions, game questions, game tasks, etc.. He has had all the tests for ASD many times (insurance changes) so I know how those go, are they similar? This test is expensive, mostly not covered and I want to make sure I know what to expect.

posted May 13, 2016
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@A MyAutismTeam Member I have not tried the theanine.. hyperness, not really, at times but its just typical times when he's playing, he has a weird imagination lol. Mainly attention and focus, possible impulsiveness. Example he can talk, he can read, but you have to ask him 7 or 8 times what the word is because he's busy doing other things, Affects potty training, because he's not interested in it, he would rather be flipping through a book, playing with a game on his Ipad, watching TV and acting out whats on TV all at the same time. Oddly he's calm about it. There has to be multiple things for him to do, and it cannot be anything consistant, no schedules or he gets bored. I will look up the theanine though, I read about it at some point, he's on fish oil right now. Thanks :)

posted May 17, 2016
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@A MyAutismTeam Member Its actually not a diagnose that I am aiming for, he basically has ADHD/ADD per neurologist. The diagnose itself will assist in the treatment of his cognitive functioning. It is not that he is not doing well, (he's actually oddly smart) but his attention is gone, But he memorizes anything, literally. His specific case is being reviewed at UCLA I just don't know how they test for ADHD for a child who does not speak (unless he feels the need). I agree those videos helped a lot, let me see he falls under a subtype cognitive section and if so "if they medicate" its usually lower doses. Therapy is not very effective, unless its different each time, he memorizes it and gets bored with it and its not longer interesting, back to the attention and focus. They may try alongside, but with his ABA per neurologist requirements and OT and other OT we may need to adjust his stuff, lol. No speech, just at school, he has to learn the spelling first before he uses his words so its been better at school.

I do have a question though, what is this Adaptive Imaging Technique"? I have not heard of it.

posted May 16, 2016
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@A MyAutismTeam Member He can't do GFCF diet, or I would he does not eat much. We do a little supplements for what he does not eat, but he has a mutation usually linked to ADD/ADHD.. in fact everyone tells us how well behaved he is.. attention is way off, impulsive is abnormal. I know ADHD affects his functioning level and ASD, its nice to hear treatments are effective. Those are greats links, thanks much appreciated

posted May 14, 2016
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I'd ask - what are you testing for? You ask about tests, but for what purpose?

posted May 14, 2016

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