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Best friend thinks my son is a sociopath???
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<blockquote data-quote="rlsnights" data-source="post: 421003" data-attributes="member: 7948"><p>Vote with others - not within the range of typical behavior for a 5 year old. Don't worry about the sociopath thing. It's the new boogie monster.</p><p></p><p>So you need to get some input from professionals about the situation. A neuropsychologist is a good place to start if you can afford it or you can get your pediatrician to refer you and have it covered by your health insurance. But I'm not sure your peds is going to think that's the place to start since his development in other respects seems to be normal/advanced.</p><p></p><p>Regardless, it is best to start with his pediatrician because you want her to know what's going on and what steps you are taking to get your son help. </p><p></p><p>Before you go see her or talk to the peds I would check with the school and ask the teacher for her observations about your son's behavior when he's there. If he's in childcare for part of the day, I would ask there too. It will be helpful to the peds if you have info from other sources like school if his teacher/childcare has concerns too.</p><p></p><p>If you tell her about the rages, throwing things (this is actually a pretty big deal if he's throwing anything at you but especially if he's throwing things that could hurt you or are getting broken), the lying and stealing I think you will find that she is concerned too. Tell her you want to get a comprehensive assessment from a neuropsychologist so you can try to understand what's going on with your son and what interventions might be helpful.</p><p></p><p>If she wants to refer you to a child psychiatrist, that's OK in my opinion. You can tell that person about wanting a neuropsychologist evaluation and, if it's a good child psychiatrist, he/she is likely to agree that one is needed. If so, then you can ask the psychiatrist how to get a referral and who he would suggest you see.</p><p></p><p>If she wants to refer you to a child therapist, that's also likely to be helpful. Whether these behaviors are a reaction to the divorce or something else, having a therapist to work with is a good idea and is likely to help you both.</p><p></p><p>But I would continue to ask for the neuropsychologist referral and not let the peds think you are willing to settle with only a therapy referral.</p><p></p><p>If there are concerns about his behavior at school then you should ask the teacher about having a meeting to talk about how to address these problems. If he is disrupting the classroom or otherwise behaving in ways that interfere with the learning of others or himself then you may want to ask about having the school assess him for Special Education. But getting a neuropsychologist assessment would be better.</p><p></p><p>In the meantime, if no one else has suggested it, you should get a copy of Ross Greene's The Explosive Child and read it. As in tomorrow. It will give you some tools for dealing with the explosions and a way of thinking and observing that may be very helpful.</p><p></p><p>Keep us posted,</p><p></p><p>Patricia</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rlsnights, post: 421003, member: 7948"] Vote with others - not within the range of typical behavior for a 5 year old. Don't worry about the sociopath thing. It's the new boogie monster. So you need to get some input from professionals about the situation. A neuropsychologist is a good place to start if you can afford it or you can get your pediatrician to refer you and have it covered by your health insurance. But I'm not sure your peds is going to think that's the place to start since his development in other respects seems to be normal/advanced. Regardless, it is best to start with his pediatrician because you want her to know what's going on and what steps you are taking to get your son help. Before you go see her or talk to the peds I would check with the school and ask the teacher for her observations about your son's behavior when he's there. If he's in childcare for part of the day, I would ask there too. It will be helpful to the peds if you have info from other sources like school if his teacher/childcare has concerns too. If you tell her about the rages, throwing things (this is actually a pretty big deal if he's throwing anything at you but especially if he's throwing things that could hurt you or are getting broken), the lying and stealing I think you will find that she is concerned too. Tell her you want to get a comprehensive assessment from a neuropsychologist so you can try to understand what's going on with your son and what interventions might be helpful. If she wants to refer you to a child psychiatrist, that's OK in my opinion. You can tell that person about wanting a neuropsychologist evaluation and, if it's a good child psychiatrist, he/she is likely to agree that one is needed. If so, then you can ask the psychiatrist how to get a referral and who he would suggest you see. If she wants to refer you to a child therapist, that's also likely to be helpful. Whether these behaviors are a reaction to the divorce or something else, having a therapist to work with is a good idea and is likely to help you both. But I would continue to ask for the neuropsychologist referral and not let the peds think you are willing to settle with only a therapy referral. If there are concerns about his behavior at school then you should ask the teacher about having a meeting to talk about how to address these problems. If he is disrupting the classroom or otherwise behaving in ways that interfere with the learning of others or himself then you may want to ask about having the school assess him for Special Education. But getting a neuropsychologist assessment would be better. In the meantime, if no one else has suggested it, you should get a copy of Ross Greene's The Explosive Child and read it. As in tomorrow. It will give you some tools for dealing with the explosions and a way of thinking and observing that may be very helpful. Keep us posted, Patricia [/QUOTE]
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