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<blockquote data-quote="Lothlorien" data-source="post: 296060" data-attributes="member: 1024"><p>Miche, do the adhd moods make her more intense? </p><p> </p><p>I would definitely get another evaluation. My difficult child was originally diagnosis'd with adhd and still has that on her "official" diagnosis, but we all know it's not adhd, but bipolar with a mood disorder. I'm not saying that's what your daughter has, but she sounds quite a bit like my daughter when she was that age. My daughter didn't have any trouble sleeping...she slept well at night and will still nap some days (she did today).</p><p> </p><p>Adhd seems to be the first diagnosis docs give and try treating that first. </p><p> </p><p>She may need medications for a mood disorder.</p><p> </p><p>The other thing that helped my daughter immensely is that I cut back telling her things that will cause her anxiety...like the birthday party. I don't tell her when her party is. I don't tell her when she's going to sleep over someone's house. I don't tell her when family is coming to stay. All these things are need to know and I can honestly tell you that she doesn't have time to build up the anxiety about things. I could probably bet money that your daughter probably has this same issue, right? She probably has things set in her head that things are going to be a certain way and when something doesn't go right, she falls apart....right? </p><p> </p><p>Try not telling her about playdates and parties and just let them happen. When you don't tell her about them, you can't use them as a punishment. The fact that you might make this a punishment probably causes her anxiety. These are all things that would send my daughter into a tailspin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lothlorien, post: 296060, member: 1024"] Miche, do the adhd moods make her more intense? I would definitely get another evaluation. My difficult child was originally diagnosis'd with adhd and still has that on her "official" diagnosis, but we all know it's not adhd, but bipolar with a mood disorder. I'm not saying that's what your daughter has, but she sounds quite a bit like my daughter when she was that age. My daughter didn't have any trouble sleeping...she slept well at night and will still nap some days (she did today). Adhd seems to be the first diagnosis docs give and try treating that first. She may need medications for a mood disorder. The other thing that helped my daughter immensely is that I cut back telling her things that will cause her anxiety...like the birthday party. I don't tell her when her party is. I don't tell her when she's going to sleep over someone's house. I don't tell her when family is coming to stay. All these things are need to know and I can honestly tell you that she doesn't have time to build up the anxiety about things. I could probably bet money that your daughter probably has this same issue, right? She probably has things set in her head that things are going to be a certain way and when something doesn't go right, she falls apart....right? Try not telling her about playdates and parties and just let them happen. When you don't tell her about them, you can't use them as a punishment. The fact that you might make this a punishment probably causes her anxiety. These are all things that would send my daughter into a tailspin. [/QUOTE]
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