sleepymommy Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 today at his first neuropsych eval. Apparently, he was polite, stayed on task, listened and had a great time. So why am I not so happy about this? I had told them during the intake questions all about how he doesn't stay on task, is easily distracted, gets frustrated, doesn't listen the first time ever, and he gets violent with me and his little brother. I feel like they are going to think I'm an exaggerating helicopter mom. Anyone else here have this happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 It's the neurological correlary to Murphy's law-bad days NEVER happen when you (or your child) are being assessed. I've had it happen multiple times to me-I've had days or weeks when things just weren't right, and suddenly, the day of the appointment, the symptom chose that time to vanish, only to usually appear the very next day. I also have seen it with DD-I swear she's more social and reciprocal when she's being observed/assessed than ANY other time. So, don't feel bad-if you're a helicopter parent, so am I-not to mention a hypochondriac! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathermomster Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Anyone else here have this happen? I believe the 2nd day of the testing was more difficult for my son. How many more tests do they need or are they done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Yes. Ds was 1 point away from being ADD. Do you know how GOOD he was behaving?? He was behaving like, well, a perfect little angel! I would have said he was hundreds of points away from being ADD with how I saw him act. There is no question in my mind my son is ADD because if what they saw is 1 point away then he must be VERY VERY VERY ADD. :glare: Murphy's Law really hit us too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I believe the 2nd day of the testing was more difficult for my son. How many more tests do they need or are they done? :iagree: Ds had 6 days of testing. They tested for ADD on the first day then never looked at it as a possibility again :glare: The last day was, well, interesting :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepymommy Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 It's the neurological correlary to Murphy's law-bad days NEVER happen when you (or your child) are being assessed. I've had it happen multiple times to me-I've had days or weeks when things just weren't right, and suddenly, the day of the appointment, the symptom chose that time to vanish, only to usually appear the very next day. I also have seen it with DD-I swear she's more social and reciprocal when she's being observed/assessed than ANY other time. So, don't feel bad-if you're a helicopter parent, so am I-not to mention a hypochondriac! Yes!! I'm so annoyed because it took so long to get the appointment and we are paying out of pocket. The last thing I want is for it all to be a waste of time and money because the stars aligned for ds today!:tongue_smilie: Crap, can't scroll down this post on the iPad. Will have to start another post I believe the 2nd day of the testing was more difficult for my son. How many more tests do they need or are they done? Yes. Ds was 1 point away from being ADD. Do you know how GOOD he was behaving?? He was behaving like, well, a perfect little angel! I would have said he was hundreds of points away from being ADD with how I saw him act. There is no question in my mind my son is ADD because if what they saw is 1 point away then he must be VERY VERY VERY ADD. :glare: Murphy's Law really hit us too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssavings Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 DH and I joke about how different DS is when with a professional than with us. Our neuropsych said its not uncommon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepymommy Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 I believe the 2nd day of the testing was more difficult for my son. How many more tests do they need or are they done? There will be one more day, it will be next week. I feel so guilty for actually wanting ds to not be on his best behavior!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 :lol: This happens to me all of the time. I thought I was crazy forever until our SLP finally saw it with my dd. She had a fever of 104.6 the other night. I took her to the ER and it dropped down to 100.6 by the time they took her temp. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Yup! To the point of being flat out told me ds is normal, and yet he is so so not. But during testing he is very quiet and meek etc. In reality he is shy and has anxiety issues that play a part in that. What they don't see is what happens when we leave the appt. Like last time ds saw the therapist, he suggested closing ds's file because he was normal yada yada. I was jsut starting to back up my car when ds punched me in the face because I would not let him change the radio station. Yeah real normal kid there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepymommy Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 Ugh, it is frustrating right? I've had to physically hold ds7 down so that he would stop hitting, kicking, and punching me (although it didn't stop him from spitting). NOT normal. Yes, he can have moments of such sweetness and his smile can melt your heart, but... Well, I had a meeting with his teacher this morning. She has finally started seeing some of his not so great attributes and is filling out the forms the neuropysch sent. Hopefully, they will be somewhat aligned with my parent form so I don't seem like nutcase. I tried this last year with a developmental ped, but since I was homeschooling him then and didn't have any teacher forms filled out he refused to give a diagnoses strictly on the parent form. That felt like a kick in the gut. Thanks everyone for letting me vent and for your commiseration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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