When a child is struggling, or he has challenging behavior you, it c be hard to decide whether you need to seek professional help. And if you do ask for help, what kind of professional.
Where do I start?
- Pediatrician
You could begin by asking the pediatrician. The pediatrician already knows your child and your family, and sees a lot of children, they can be capable at noticing when behavior is beyond the typical range. The pediatrician can also do medical exams to dismiss possible non-psychiatric causes of troubling symptoms and They could advise you to a specialist who can assess your child. The disadvantage is that your pediatrician might have restricted experience in diagnosing mental health and developmental problems
- Child and adolescent psychiatrist
She/he is a medical doctor with specialized training both in adult and child psychiatric diagnosis and treatment in young people. They are equipped to diagnose the full range of psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents
- Clinical child psychologist
She / he has a PhD or a Master degree as well as administered clinical experience assessing and treating kids with mental illness. Psychologists are qualified to diagnose the whole variety of disorders, and can coordinate other essential evaluations.
- Neuropsychologists
Neuropsychologists specialize in assessments of intellectual capability such as perception, judgment, memory, reasoning, attention, learning ability. They do training in evaluation. Your child might be referred to a neuropsychologist for an assessment if your worries include issues of focus, attention, problem-solving, or learning.
Neuropsychologists can decide the likely reason of these problems whether they are psychiatric symptoms, or symptoms of a learning or developmental disorder.
- School psychologists
A school psychologist, much like a pediatrician, is a great start to begin with your worries, to get advice.
They can suspect mental health problems , but more school psychologist will serve as a foundation of information from school reports and perhaps as a coordinator for a school intervention