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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 88737" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I am not sure if you are asking if you can be a "little bit" adhd or bipolar or anxiety ridden. The answer is of course yes - and no.</p><p></p><p>It can take many months to get into a specialist. At least it can here. A specialist is going to listen to you. They are going to see you wouldlike to know what is going on, but don't necessarily want medicine. We had my youngest evaluated very early. Mostly to get a baseline, so that when things changed we would have a place to go from.</p><p></p><p>Things did change, but we did not, so far, need to go back to the psychiatrist. We did, and do, need the services of an occupational therapist for sensory integration disorder. His brain does not process what his body sends as far as sensory input. And there are things we do that helps that, quite a LOT.</p><p></p><p>You clearly have something nagging your instincts about this. The only cardinal rule for mommyhood is to follow your instincts. Most of us will tell you that the times we made the biggest mistakes were the times our instincts said we were doing something wrong. We listened to the so-called experts, whoever they were, instead of our mommy instincts. </p><p></p><p>I think an an evaluation might give valuable information. REading hte lists of disorders and trying to fit your child into one or the other is a recipe for heartbreak. Diagnosing miental illness is an art as much as a science. It depends on so many nuances, and we just are not trained in this. </p><p></p><p>It is also important to know that as kids grow they change. Their diagnosis may change, probably will. What they show at age 2 is different than what they show at 4 and at 7 and at every other age. This is true in almost every facet of their lives. That is another reason why it is important to let someone who has more knowledge of the disorders evaluate things. </p><p></p><p>As far as no caring toward her sister, that is a HUGE red flag to me. But we had some very real and dangerous problems with my oldest. I would at the VERY least be careful not to leave them alone in a room if I could help it. With our family, we ended up taking one child to the restroom when we went. I took daughter, husband took oldest. It was truly the only way to keep daughter safe. </p><p></p><p>ODD is not something that exists by itself, or so more and more of the articles and research I am seeing indicates. It could be different elsewhere though.</p><p></p><p>If you want to take a very cautious route, you might want to look into Sensory Integration Disorder. There is an excellent book called Teh Out of Sync Child, and it's partner book, The Out of Sync Child Has Fun. The first explains what Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) is, and what is going on in the brain when things happen. It explains ways to help. The second is affordable fun things to do to help kids with Sensory Integration Disorder (SID), for the different ways this manifests. They are written by Carol Kranowitz. </p><p></p><p>I am not sure what the health care system is like where you are. HEre an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluates this.</p><p></p><p>Susie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 88737, member: 1233"] I am not sure if you are asking if you can be a "little bit" adhd or bipolar or anxiety ridden. The answer is of course yes - and no. It can take many months to get into a specialist. At least it can here. A specialist is going to listen to you. They are going to see you wouldlike to know what is going on, but don't necessarily want medicine. We had my youngest evaluated very early. Mostly to get a baseline, so that when things changed we would have a place to go from. Things did change, but we did not, so far, need to go back to the psychiatrist. We did, and do, need the services of an occupational therapist for sensory integration disorder. His brain does not process what his body sends as far as sensory input. And there are things we do that helps that, quite a LOT. You clearly have something nagging your instincts about this. The only cardinal rule for mommyhood is to follow your instincts. Most of us will tell you that the times we made the biggest mistakes were the times our instincts said we were doing something wrong. We listened to the so-called experts, whoever they were, instead of our mommy instincts. I think an an evaluation might give valuable information. REading hte lists of disorders and trying to fit your child into one or the other is a recipe for heartbreak. Diagnosing miental illness is an art as much as a science. It depends on so many nuances, and we just are not trained in this. It is also important to know that as kids grow they change. Their diagnosis may change, probably will. What they show at age 2 is different than what they show at 4 and at 7 and at every other age. This is true in almost every facet of their lives. That is another reason why it is important to let someone who has more knowledge of the disorders evaluate things. As far as no caring toward her sister, that is a HUGE red flag to me. But we had some very real and dangerous problems with my oldest. I would at the VERY least be careful not to leave them alone in a room if I could help it. With our family, we ended up taking one child to the restroom when we went. I took daughter, husband took oldest. It was truly the only way to keep daughter safe. ODD is not something that exists by itself, or so more and more of the articles and research I am seeing indicates. It could be different elsewhere though. If you want to take a very cautious route, you might want to look into Sensory Integration Disorder. There is an excellent book called Teh Out of Sync Child, and it's partner book, The Out of Sync Child Has Fun. The first explains what Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) is, and what is going on in the brain when things happen. It explains ways to help. The second is affordable fun things to do to help kids with Sensory Integration Disorder (SID), for the different ways this manifests. They are written by Carol Kranowitz. I am not sure what the health care system is like where you are. HEre an Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluates this. Susie [/QUOTE]
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