On Jul 1, 10:46=EF=BF=BDam, Nan <Badmam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 09:33:35 -0400, "Sue" <sburke9...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
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> >"Stephanie" <nothanks.nevergonedoit.com> wrote in message
> >> That sounds backward to me. A UTI test is a no-brainer. "Behavioral"
> >> =EF=BF=BD>issues are less cut and dried.
>
> >It is backwards. You always rule out medical first. Then if is nothing
> >medical then you can safely work on the behavioral. If it is medical
and=
you
> >are treating it as behavioral, then you are possibly making things
worse=
..
>
> Exactly. =EF=BF=BDAs a child I was told, "Start paying attention!" when
I
> would say I didn't hear what my mom said. =EF=BF=BD Later, she took me
to=
an
> audiologist and discovered my hearing test failed in both ears due to
> excessive wax build up. =EF=BF=BDOnce it was taken care of, I heard
fine.=
=EF=BF=BDMy
> mom felt pretty bad about puni****ng me for not paying attention.
>
> Nan
That's fine by me, but definitely not my preferred method. I'm more
inclined to work with my child to get to the bottom of an issue and
therefore ask pertinent questions for either case - medical or
behavioral. A 6-year-old is fully capable of answering some pointed
questions honestly if not lead into a certain direction -- if she
doesn't feel she can help it or change the problem, then medical
evaluation should be pursued. I will avoid submitting my child for
some painful, humiliating, invasive tests if at all possible. So, no,
you don't have to automatically run to the doctor in every
cir***stance. I can't imagine running my daughter into the office for
unnecessary tests when I know full well what she is doing is
behavioral.
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