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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 229545" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>First, welcome. Second, you have my sympathies. Dealing with tdocs and psychiatrists in general is difficult. Doing so through Kaiser is almost impossible. You're limited on choices, you're limited on amount of therapy given, you're just limited. If you can find a way to go outside of Kaiser, do so. Sometimes they will give you outside referrals, especially if you can convince the head of the department that the present therapy isn't working. If not, if you can find a way to afford it, please do it.</p><p> </p><p>I'd try to get him a neuropsychologist evaluation. I doubt Kaiser will do this unless he really starts becoming seriously violent. If you're near a Children's Hospital, you might be able to get him one on a sliding scale. I wish you the best.</p><p> </p><p>Do know you're not alone. It is easy to blame the parents, especially single mothers. We feel so much guilt and relive every little thing we did wrong from day one to the present. Every parent makes mistakes. Ours become magnified because our kids are so very, very good at letting us know of every thing we ever did wrong. Every child acts out. However, out kids take it to the extreme. You are not a bad mother. You are a caring mother who is fighting to save her son from himself. It is not easy but do know that you are doing everything possible. If you weren't, you wouldn't be here.</p><p> </p><p>One more thought. You say he only acts out a few months of the year. Is this always during a particular season? If so, you might want to look at seasonal disorders. I know that Northern California has some pretty heavy rains and, thus, a dark season. I also know that some people are affected by too much sunlight -- that's usually physical, but can manifest itself in psychological ways as well.</p><p> </p><p>Do know you're not alone. Many of us have been there and back several times over. We'll be here to comfort, support, advise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 229545, member: 3626"] First, welcome. Second, you have my sympathies. Dealing with tdocs and psychiatrists in general is difficult. Doing so through Kaiser is almost impossible. You're limited on choices, you're limited on amount of therapy given, you're just limited. If you can find a way to go outside of Kaiser, do so. Sometimes they will give you outside referrals, especially if you can convince the head of the department that the present therapy isn't working. If not, if you can find a way to afford it, please do it. I'd try to get him a neuropsychologist evaluation. I doubt Kaiser will do this unless he really starts becoming seriously violent. If you're near a Children's Hospital, you might be able to get him one on a sliding scale. I wish you the best. Do know you're not alone. It is easy to blame the parents, especially single mothers. We feel so much guilt and relive every little thing we did wrong from day one to the present. Every parent makes mistakes. Ours become magnified because our kids are so very, very good at letting us know of every thing we ever did wrong. Every child acts out. However, out kids take it to the extreme. You are not a bad mother. You are a caring mother who is fighting to save her son from himself. It is not easy but do know that you are doing everything possible. If you weren't, you wouldn't be here. One more thought. You say he only acts out a few months of the year. Is this always during a particular season? If so, you might want to look at seasonal disorders. I know that Northern California has some pretty heavy rains and, thus, a dark season. I also know that some people are affected by too much sunlight -- that's usually physical, but can manifest itself in psychological ways as well. Do know you're not alone. Many of us have been there and back several times over. We'll be here to comfort, support, advise. [/QUOTE]
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