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Five year old with unknown behavior issues
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 452133" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Depending on severity of problems and the nature of the diagnosis, yes, they can put young children on medications.</p><p>It isn't "always the best answer"... but sometimes it is the only answer.</p><p>And, with medications, you won't really know until you try.... medications are tricky - the "right" medication is some combo of the right drug/dose/timing/etc. for your kid. And for some kids, NO combo works.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Not a bad place to start, in my opinion... this will be a medical doctor with specialty training in pediatrics (care of children) and in children's behaviour issues.</p><p>They have a good handle on what "normal" is, can do a fair bit of intiial screening including ruling out (or finding!) all sorts of "medical" issues that may be at the root... </p><p>Their work provides a good basis for bringing in other specialists.</p><p></p><p>But like everything else, it depends on whether you get a "good" one... 'cause the label on the doctor doesn't tell you THAT.</p><p></p><p>As far as kids and labels... kids with untreated problems get labelled anyway - as a "bad kid" or whatever else. I'd rather have a medical label.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 452133, member: 11791"] Depending on severity of problems and the nature of the diagnosis, yes, they can put young children on medications. It isn't "always the best answer"... but sometimes it is the only answer. And, with medications, you won't really know until you try.... medications are tricky - the "right" medication is some combo of the right drug/dose/timing/etc. for your kid. And for some kids, NO combo works. Not a bad place to start, in my opinion... this will be a medical doctor with specialty training in pediatrics (care of children) and in children's behaviour issues. They have a good handle on what "normal" is, can do a fair bit of intiial screening including ruling out (or finding!) all sorts of "medical" issues that may be at the root... Their work provides a good basis for bringing in other specialists. But like everything else, it depends on whether you get a "good" one... 'cause the label on the doctor doesn't tell you THAT. As far as kids and labels... kids with untreated problems get labelled anyway - as a "bad kid" or whatever else. I'd rather have a medical label. [/QUOTE]
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