Hello everyone!

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I was referred to this group by a friend. Here is the deal:

Today did not turn out to be an ok day. I had to meet with my son's

psychologist this morning and this is what my son has been diagnosed with.

1. Attention Deficit Disorder-Diagnosed 2 years ago.

2. Depressive Disorder NSO- " Not Otherwise Specified " . NOS is used as

a broad based diagnostic category, for instance Depression NOS. The

choice of the NOS diagnosis means that the diagnosing doctor is pretty

sure that the patient's problems fall into a particular family of

disorders (e.g., depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, etc.) but

that there is not enough information present at the time of diagnosis

to better specify the type of disorder that is present.

3. PPD-NSO-(Pervasive Developmental Disorder)PDD-NOS label is used

when a child is considered to be on the autism spectrum, but who does

NOT meet all 3 strict criteria for autism according to the Diagnostic

and Statistical Manual-Fourth Edition (DSM-IV). These kids are most

often considered high functioning because they frequently have IQ

scores above 70 and who often have Average or better intelligence.

4. Neurocognitive disorder-the level of cognitive impairment and the

impact on everyday functioning is mild (e.g., the individual is able

to partially compensate for cognitive impairment with additional

effort). Individuals with this condition have a new onset of deficits

in at least two areas of cognitive functioning. These may include

disturbances in memory (learning or recalling new information),

executive functioning (e.g., planning, reasoning), attention or speed

of information processing (e.g., concentration, rapidity of

assimilating or analyzing information), perceptual motor abilities

(e.g., integrating visual, tactile, or auditory information with motor

activities), or language (e.g., word-finding difficulties, reduced

fluency).

5. Complex partial seizures- (he was diagnosed 4 years ago) During a

complex partial seizure, the patient may not communicate, respond to

commands, or remember events that occurred. Consciousness might not be

impaired completely. During a complex partial seizure, some patients

may make simple verbal responses, follow simple commands, or continue

to perform simple or, less commonly, complex motor behaviors such as

operating a car. Complex partial seizures typically arise from the

temporal lobe but may arise from any cortical region.

6. He is also emotionally delayed, possibly dyslexic, and socially

delayed as well.

I know this is a very long post but I really do not have anyone to

talk to about this. My " perfect " child has all these problems and

there is nothing right now we can do to help at least not more then we

are doing now. I don't know how I am going to cope with all of this, I

really don't. Any support I can get would be greatly appreciated.