conduct disorder in children

I'm finally getting somewhere with my son! My son has had an explosive personality since he was born. When he was 3 I began evaluations with a clinical psychologist whom a friend had recommended to whom she had taken her daughter with ADHD. Big mistake! Within 15 minutes of talking with me...

Hi, I haven't posted anything in awhile. I have been reading but haven't had the energy or ability to post. Mood has been all wrong, very negative so just took a break. My daughter has been in fostercare since July 2010. She had a rough start with a terrible foster parent, but now has...

Hi, Bug's neuropsychologist raised the possibility of bipolar disorder recently and I'm trying to learn as much about it as I can. Right now, his diagnoses are Tourette Syndrome, ADHD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and Sensory Integration Disorder (SID). He also shows some signs of NLD. He is almost 7 yo. Bug has always been a very hyper child...

I just got back from the first day of a two day autism conference here in town. It's conducted by a local autism group and is really well put together. Last year's keynote speaker was Temple Grandin's mom and she was simply awesome. This year's keynote speaker was to be Daniel Tamment, author...

Okay, so yesterday we took our son to the pediatrician to discuss our concerns... Here's a link to my first thread with what's going on: http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30924 Anyways, the pediatrician talked about Bipolar (which I don't think is what's going on), Fetal Alcohol...

Hi Everyone-I just found this forum, and I'm so relieved. My son has been disrespecting me, my husband, my sister (takes care of him a great deal) and what bothers me most is the random teasing/tormenting other children. It looks like he's doing it for the sheer pleasure of it. I feel like I've...

Tonight is the first of the six-week NAMI Basics class I registered for. I hope this is as good as everyone says it will be! I'm also hoping to network with other parents of mentally ill kids who live in my county. There's supposed to be about 17 attending tonight. I will check back with...

If there is anyone...anyone at all that can help me out there? Then now is the time for it. I feel completely helpless and feel a complete and utter failure as a mother. My son is now attending a new school. I pulled him out and home schooled him for about a year after his grandmother died...

difficult child went on a $300 spending spree last night. That is an improvement of a few weeks ago: a thousand dollars a week . I guess it is accepting can't handle a check card:was hoping she could, did for about a week or so. ANy experiences welcome. This is part of her manic stuff. I am exhausted...

I can't help it. Only you guys would understand. I have to pat myself on the back to people that "get it" and husband just doesn't get it. Short background: NYC has several school districts. Our borough has 2. One is the general ed district and the other is Special Education. Now, the General Ed district...

I joined here almost two years ago. Don't remember where I left off, but here's a brief recap: My son was not quite 15, two years ago November, when he just went ballistic; we had numerous police calls to our home, two false reports filed with DFS by my son - both found to be...

My difficult child had a complete melt down last night. Her Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) seems to be getting worse. The meltdown last night was due to the fact that I lost one of her toys (her tamagochie). She asked for it before she went to bed and when i couldn't find it anywhere she became hysterical. This went on for about...

I need some opinions about a place I found locally that says they do psychological/neuropsychological assessments. This is a private facility, not a Childrens Hospital. Below I will paste what it says under psychological/neuropsychological assessments. I am looking for opinions on if this...

My daughter has some disturbing behaviors that have me so worn out that I just don't know what to do anymore. Maybe if I just "get it out" I'll be able to see things more clearly and gain some much needed wisdom along the way! She is 14, in the 8th grade, and is failing all subjects. She has...

I'll start with the history to help. Since 2002 my middle one has been in treatment. Initial diagnosis was simply ADHD inattentive with ODD and just didn't do well with school. She was born with some physical stuff that was addressed early in life that didn't really disrupt her life too much but...

hope someone will reply to my post/i feel like i am the only one who has a teen with problems this severe/do not know if i will make the right decision/all trust is gone.

Hello everyone. I need some advice. My easy child son goes to school with a boy who is not yet diagnosis, but he is on his way to an ODD diagnosis. Sweet little guy, very busy and often inappropriate. He gets in trouble at school everyday, my son is in his class for the second year. I met him and his family last...

I, for one, would very much like to have a private forum, accessible to members only. There are people close to my situation that I would NOT like to see my posts. Many of our posts come up via a simple Google search (that's how I found this place) and my identity would be easily recognizable...

Thank you all for the input. I spoke to her therapist today and her doctor. I actually thought it was going to be a fight, but good news, my difficult child will be getting a neuropsychologist exam, MRI and an EEG. She will also be taken off the Concerta and starting Lamictal. The doctor says she wants to leave my...

I am really struggling with my 5 year old difficult child. He recently started seeing a child psychologist but I haven't gotten really any concrete advice on what to do with certain behaviors. I'm on the waiting list for The Explosive Child at my library, but need some advice NOW. I taught elementary...