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How much do you tell your difficult child about their issues?
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<blockquote data-quote="Janna" data-source="post: 240543" data-attributes="member: 2737"><p>Well, I *used* to think it was a good idea to talk about it.</p><p> </p><p>Until I learned diagnosis'es change so much from toddlerhood to adulthood it doesn't really matter what the diagnosis is anyway.</p><p> </p><p>When D was 9, he was diagnosis'ed Bipolar Disorder-not otherwise specified/ADHD. Even though, prior, he had been diagnosis'ed with other things (i.e. Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified). The psychiatrist spent alot of time talking to D about Bipolar. Even told him to get some books (D is an avid reader) from an author, Dylan Thomas, who is Bipolar.</p><p> </p><p>To only find out now, D is Aspergers LOL! He *might* have some mood issues. He *could*, later in life, be Bipolar. The diagnosis game is a joke, in my eyes.</p><p> </p><p>So, no, I tell him nothing anymore. When he's 18 and thinking about being on his own, when things are more stable, then we talk. Right now, he knows he has to go for testing, on occasion, for whatever the issue is we're testing (i.e. neuropsychologist to test for learning disabilities). It's simple, to the point, and he wouldn't understand "Aspergers" anyway. Heck, I'm still learning and I'm 37.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Janna, post: 240543, member: 2737"] Well, I *used* to think it was a good idea to talk about it. Until I learned diagnosis'es change so much from toddlerhood to adulthood it doesn't really matter what the diagnosis is anyway. When D was 9, he was diagnosis'ed Bipolar Disorder-not otherwise specified/ADHD. Even though, prior, he had been diagnosis'ed with other things (i.e. Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified). The psychiatrist spent alot of time talking to D about Bipolar. Even told him to get some books (D is an avid reader) from an author, Dylan Thomas, who is Bipolar. To only find out now, D is Aspergers LOL! He *might* have some mood issues. He *could*, later in life, be Bipolar. The diagnosis game is a joke, in my eyes. So, no, I tell him nothing anymore. When he's 18 and thinking about being on his own, when things are more stable, then we talk. Right now, he knows he has to go for testing, on occasion, for whatever the issue is we're testing (i.e. neuropsychologist to test for learning disabilities). It's simple, to the point, and he wouldn't understand "Aspergers" anyway. Heck, I'm still learning and I'm 37. [/QUOTE]
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