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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 187414" data-attributes="member: 701"><p><span style="color: #0f2637"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Hi Karif--I'm glad that you found us. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0f2637"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I'm not familiar with the PDR doctor term. Is that a developmental pediatrician?</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0f2637"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">About the diagnostic labels the doctor mentioned--ODD, Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED), and CD. All of these are labels which point to behavioral problems for unspecified reasons. It's the medical equivalent of saying "This child has some very serious behavioral problems but I don't have a clue why". I urge you to not stop with these but to seek out doctors and specialists that can get to the bottom of what's going on. This all may be related to the drug exposure in utero, but don't make that assumption or assume that it's the full answer. The more accurate information you can collect on him now, the better equiped you are going to be to help him and help your family.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0f2637"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Since the neurologist is Monday, the kinds of testing that you will want to ask about is the following:</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0f2637"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">1) Sleep study</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0f2637"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">2) EEG to check for seizures</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0f2637"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">3) MRI to check for neurological abnormalities that would be visible</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0f2637"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I'd also like to see him have have assessments done in the areas of audiology, speech/language and occupational therapy (for motor skills and sensory integration dysfunction). Don't make the assumption, for instance, that because he's speaking the speech issues are all clear or because he's working puzzles, that motor skills are all fine. Let the experts in the fields take a look at him. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0f2637"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">You will want a specialist involved who can do an initial evaluation on the cognitive area and follow up later as he develops. A developmental and behavioral pediatrician or a pediatric neuropsychologist would be the specialists to tap into there. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0f2637"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">If he is the most violent 3 year old the doctor has seen, then it is likely that medications will be recommended. We usually like to recommend other options for children this young first but if you're other children are in danger, that seriously changes the picture. I've mentioned before here that if I were considering a beginning medication for a very young child, Risperdal would be one I would consider because parents have reported fewer violent side effects than most of the other medications we hear about. Any medication can have side effects, but weight gain is one of the most common with this medication.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0f2637"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">You will want to talk to the specialists about schooling, because early intervention preschool begins at age 3 for kids who qualify. This is through your local public school district and everything--inicluding transportation--would be free to you. Truthfully, it would probably be better if he were stabilized first so the other children are safe. Preschool may also give you some alone time with your little one, and I'm sure you could use that.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0f2637"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">There are in home behavioral therapists that can come in and help you do things like devise a safety plan. Ask the PDR doctor or his pediatrician.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0f2637"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Beyond substance abuse, do you know anything about the mental health of the biological parents?</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0f2637"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Hang in there--I know this is a lot to throw at you at once but it sounds like you have your hands full. I'd rather see you make the rounds to a lot of specialists over the next few months and get the most answers you can then to take the "after 6 months this person still can't help us so we'll move on."</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 187414, member: 701"] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana]Hi Karif--I'm glad that you found us. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana]I'm not familiar with the PDR doctor term. Is that a developmental pediatrician?[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana]About the diagnostic labels the doctor mentioned--ODD, Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED), and CD. All of these are labels which point to behavioral problems for unspecified reasons. It's the medical equivalent of saying "This child has some very serious behavioral problems but I don't have a clue why". I urge you to not stop with these but to seek out doctors and specialists that can get to the bottom of what's going on. This all may be related to the drug exposure in utero, but don't make that assumption or assume that it's the full answer. The more accurate information you can collect on him now, the better equiped you are going to be to help him and help your family.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana]Since the neurologist is Monday, the kinds of testing that you will want to ask about is the following:[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana]1) Sleep study[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana]2) EEG to check for seizures[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana]3) MRI to check for neurological abnormalities that would be visible[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana]I'd also like to see him have have assessments done in the areas of audiology, speech/language and occupational therapy (for motor skills and sensory integration dysfunction). Don't make the assumption, for instance, that because he's speaking the speech issues are all clear or because he's working puzzles, that motor skills are all fine. Let the experts in the fields take a look at him. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana]You will want a specialist involved who can do an initial evaluation on the cognitive area and follow up later as he develops. A developmental and behavioral pediatrician or a pediatric neuropsychologist would be the specialists to tap into there. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana]If he is the most violent 3 year old the doctor has seen, then it is likely that medications will be recommended. We usually like to recommend other options for children this young first but if you're other children are in danger, that seriously changes the picture. I've mentioned before here that if I were considering a beginning medication for a very young child, Risperdal would be one I would consider because parents have reported fewer violent side effects than most of the other medications we hear about. Any medication can have side effects, but weight gain is one of the most common with this medication.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana]You will want to talk to the specialists about schooling, because early intervention preschool begins at age 3 for kids who qualify. This is through your local public school district and everything--inicluding transportation--would be free to you. Truthfully, it would probably be better if he were stabilized first so the other children are safe. Preschool may also give you some alone time with your little one, and I'm sure you could use that.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana]There are in home behavioral therapists that can come in and help you do things like devise a safety plan. Ask the PDR doctor or his pediatrician.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana]Beyond substance abuse, do you know anything about the mental health of the biological parents?[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana]Hang in there--I know this is a lot to throw at you at once but it sounds like you have your hands full. I'd rather see you make the rounds to a lot of specialists over the next few months and get the most answers you can then to take the "after 6 months this person still can't help us so we'll move on."[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0f2637][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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