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<blockquote data-quote="alldone" data-source="post: 159456" data-attributes="member: 5349"><p><em>What kind of doctor diagnosed your difficult child? </em></p><p></p><p>Well, we took her to two child psychologists. Both agreed on Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and it was the second who diagnosed ODD. The second psychologist was incredibly awesome, and we made *tons* of progress with difficult child with family therapy. We were, and are, very pleased with how far she's come. And in fact, we reached the point where we ended therapy (for now) because things were going just beautifully for a lengthy period of time. </p><p></p><p>She also has chronic tics (motor and vocal), and though she's also been diagnosis'ed with chronic motor tic disorder I think she meets the criteria for Tourette's. We saw a neurologist back when we started the whole odyssey of getting help, and he simply ruled out seizures and encouraged us to get a psychological evaluation. The tics are not something that bother difficult child or interfere with her functioning, just interesting evidence that she's wired differently. </p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Is she taking any medications? If so, what?</em></p><p></p><p>No medications.</p><p></p><p><em> Any sensory issues (for example, clothing tags, loud noises, etc)?</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em></em>Definitely. She's had sensory issues all her life. We took her to an Occupational Therapist (OT), as recommended by the first psychologist, to have her evaluated for sensory processing disorder. By that time, she'd either begun to grow out of some of her sensitivities, or she (and we) had learned to cope with them (by getting the right clothes, headphones to dampen noise, etc.) that difficult child did not meet the criteria for sensory processing disorder.</p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Any speech or developmental delays?</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em></em>No.</p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Any mental health issues or substance abuse in the family tree?</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em></em>Yes, there's a family history of depression, substance abuse on my mother's side (her parents and sibs), people who make weird noises, kids who say they want to kill themselves (my dad's brother), and people who have been told that they have socially inappropriate responses to events/people.</p><p></p><p></p><p>YES. This is exactly what I think is hard. I do find it hard to maintain structure, and to be "on" in this way 24/7/365. My husband is super-awesome and we tag team a lot, just as you described you do. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p>We're not doing therapy at the moment. I do get breaks. Once a week or once every other week, my folks take the kids for half the day on Saturday. Also, I do get a break from difficult child when she's in school (and I'm home with the little one). The kids, I think, could use some more opportunities to take a break from each other. </p><p></p><p>I think part of the problem for me right now is that summer is looming large. It's coming soon, and I am very much dreading it. I signed the kids up for one week of "mini-camps" to keep them busy, but couldn't afford to sign them up for more. Unstructured time off from school is always a recipe for disaster with difficult child. And, when she starts to get irritable and hits someone, it might be an isolated thing but I really worry that we're headed back down the road of hour-long rages and general hellishness. So I get all tense and anxious, and that just adds to everything and makes it harder for me to respond calmly or rationally. </p><p></p><p>I wonder, too, if finding a support group would help me. I know no one who is dealing with stuff like this. And it probably would help to see my own therapist again. </p><p></p><p>Thank you all for your kindness and your time. I do appreciate it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alldone, post: 159456, member: 5349"] [I]What kind of doctor diagnosed your difficult child? [/I] Well, we took her to two child psychologists. Both agreed on Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and it was the second who diagnosed ODD. The second psychologist was incredibly awesome, and we made *tons* of progress with difficult child with family therapy. We were, and are, very pleased with how far she's come. And in fact, we reached the point where we ended therapy (for now) because things were going just beautifully for a lengthy period of time. She also has chronic tics (motor and vocal), and though she's also been diagnosis'ed with chronic motor tic disorder I think she meets the criteria for Tourette's. We saw a neurologist back when we started the whole odyssey of getting help, and he simply ruled out seizures and encouraged us to get a psychological evaluation. The tics are not something that bother difficult child or interfere with her functioning, just interesting evidence that she's wired differently. [I] Is she taking any medications? If so, what?[/I] No medications. [I] Any sensory issues (for example, clothing tags, loud noises, etc)? [/I]Definitely. She's had sensory issues all her life. We took her to an Occupational Therapist (OT), as recommended by the first psychologist, to have her evaluated for sensory processing disorder. By that time, she'd either begun to grow out of some of her sensitivities, or she (and we) had learned to cope with them (by getting the right clothes, headphones to dampen noise, etc.) that difficult child did not meet the criteria for sensory processing disorder. [I] Any speech or developmental delays? [/I]No. [I] Any mental health issues or substance abuse in the family tree? [/I]Yes, there's a family history of depression, substance abuse on my mother's side (her parents and sibs), people who make weird noises, kids who say they want to kill themselves (my dad's brother), and people who have been told that they have socially inappropriate responses to events/people. YES. This is exactly what I think is hard. I do find it hard to maintain structure, and to be "on" in this way 24/7/365. My husband is super-awesome and we tag team a lot, just as you described you do. We're not doing therapy at the moment. I do get breaks. Once a week or once every other week, my folks take the kids for half the day on Saturday. Also, I do get a break from difficult child when she's in school (and I'm home with the little one). The kids, I think, could use some more opportunities to take a break from each other. I think part of the problem for me right now is that summer is looming large. It's coming soon, and I am very much dreading it. I signed the kids up for one week of "mini-camps" to keep them busy, but couldn't afford to sign them up for more. Unstructured time off from school is always a recipe for disaster with difficult child. And, when she starts to get irritable and hits someone, it might be an isolated thing but I really worry that we're headed back down the road of hour-long rages and general hellishness. So I get all tense and anxious, and that just adds to everything and makes it harder for me to respond calmly or rationally. I wonder, too, if finding a support group would help me. I know no one who is dealing with stuff like this. And it probably would help to see my own therapist again. Thank you all for your kindness and your time. I do appreciate it. [/QUOTE]
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