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8yr old son has me at wits end please help me
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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 461665" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>Welcome to the board!</p><p></p><p>Have you contacted NAMI to see if they can help? There is a location in the Bronx. <a href="http://www.naminys.org/affiliates/affiliates-by-county/item/nami-bronx-families-advocates" target="_blank">http://www.naminys.org/affiliates/affiliates-by-county/item/nami-bronx-families-advocates</a></p><p></p><p>It does sound like you've been getting the 'run around' with doctors. "Selectively mute" is enough to generate concern and have the doctors evaluate and OBSERVE further.</p><p></p><p>The good news is that you've solved one problem - the walking to school. You offered to go his route, any route HE chose. In other words, you gave him a certain amount of control over his existence. Sounds like HE decided that this was a battle that just wasn't worth the effort, so he stopped. You can take this a step further with other issues. I am not suggesting to give him full control, but giving him options whenever available. A simple example would be homework (if he has any). It must get done, but he can do it at the table, on a chair, on the floor, with a pencil, or even a crayon. It doesn't always work, but might do the trick especially for some situations.</p><p></p><p>The sleepwalking is a serious problem. Have you discussed that with his pediatrician? Sounds like he needs a serious sleep study and assistance with that. that alone can open the door to other doctors and evaluations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 461665, member: 11965"] Welcome to the board! Have you contacted NAMI to see if they can help? There is a location in the Bronx. [url]http://www.naminys.org/affiliates/affiliates-by-county/item/nami-bronx-families-advocates[/url] It does sound like you've been getting the 'run around' with doctors. "Selectively mute" is enough to generate concern and have the doctors evaluate and OBSERVE further. The good news is that you've solved one problem - the walking to school. You offered to go his route, any route HE chose. In other words, you gave him a certain amount of control over his existence. Sounds like HE decided that this was a battle that just wasn't worth the effort, so he stopped. You can take this a step further with other issues. I am not suggesting to give him full control, but giving him options whenever available. A simple example would be homework (if he has any). It must get done, but he can do it at the table, on a chair, on the floor, with a pencil, or even a crayon. It doesn't always work, but might do the trick especially for some situations. The sleepwalking is a serious problem. Have you discussed that with his pediatrician? Sounds like he needs a serious sleep study and assistance with that. that alone can open the door to other doctors and evaluations. [/QUOTE]
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