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<blockquote data-quote="Tiapet" data-source="post: 137268" data-attributes="member: 455"><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: DarkRed">She has never had a "neuro" pschy, just a full pschy evaluation done with IQ testing and the likes (yes the learning disability testing too). I thought she had dyslexia myself (I am still not convinced completely she doesn't but twice now she's been tested and it's come back negative). She has been on, I believe all ADHD medications, abilify (paradoxed), Resperidol (paradoxed), and several other I can't recall off top of my head without digging out records to see them all. We haven't tried depakote, tegretol, lithium or the likes as of yet. I would only consider topomax as she has a tendency to gain weight like crazy with her eating habits (perhaps it's a disorder because you have to watch her or she will eat non stop besides the stealing). The problem with the Topomax is the "stupiditis" (cognitive dulling) that comes with it. She can't afford to loose any more functioning then what she has now unfortunately. She doesn't sleep well unless she takes clonidine which is what we've been using now to maintain (along with concerta for the ADHD but it's not enough). We need a good mood stabilizer but not sure where to go or with what at this point (will be revisiting that issue in the next month). Her waking up at night is pretty much related to eating. She will wake to eat. The funniest thing is, she could fall asleep on the middle of the living room floor watching tv, be asleep soundly, snoring and someone will mention food and she bolts upright, wide awake! It's uncanny!</span></span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: DarkRed">As for the abuse, she does not feel bad when someone else gets in trouble. In fact she goes out of her way to get her younger sibling IN trouble. Even if he is not in trouble she will make trouble one way or another for him to get in trouble. It's become such a tough issue because he will have to lock himself in room or come sit with me and she will antagonize him to no end. He tries and can hold his own for a while not to be drawn in to her whirlwind knowing she just wants trouble but he is young and can only take so much. We as adults can only take so much before we actually get drawn into her drama as well so I do understand how hard it is for him.</span></span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: DarkRed">OK now another unfortunate twist to this all (re residential issue), yet another reason we can't place her in residential is my ex! If we did so it would be blocked and she would have to go live with him (which would be a complete disaster for reasons I can not get into on board). He has partial rights so my hands are partially tied on some things. It's very very frustrating at times. And no, he doesn't really care about the good of her, trust me!</span></span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: DarkRed"></span></span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: DarkRed">I had wondered about a neuro psychiatric evaluation but, forgive me because I've been through a lot and brain does not function nearly like it used to, I could not remember if that was the virtual same as the evaluation we've already put her through. How is it different as far as the battery of testing? We've had her eyes and ears checked as well. She was behind on walking because of physical and slightly behind on talking because her energy was focused on physical but nothing that she needed intervention for as she has been followed all along through the years. All this stuff has slowly been coming out, but always there slightly, over the years. It has just been coming more fast and furious as she is reaching puberty.</span></span></span></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tiapet, post: 137268, member: 455"] [I][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=DarkRed]She has never had a "neuro" pschy, just a full pschy evaluation done with IQ testing and the likes (yes the learning disability testing too). I thought she had dyslexia myself (I am still not convinced completely she doesn't but twice now she's been tested and it's come back negative). She has been on, I believe all ADHD medications, abilify (paradoxed), Resperidol (paradoxed), and several other I can't recall off top of my head without digging out records to see them all. We haven't tried depakote, tegretol, lithium or the likes as of yet. I would only consider topomax as she has a tendency to gain weight like crazy with her eating habits (perhaps it's a disorder because you have to watch her or she will eat non stop besides the stealing). The problem with the Topomax is the "stupiditis" (cognitive dulling) that comes with it. She can't afford to loose any more functioning then what she has now unfortunately. She doesn't sleep well unless she takes clonidine which is what we've been using now to maintain (along with concerta for the ADHD but it's not enough). We need a good mood stabilizer but not sure where to go or with what at this point (will be revisiting that issue in the next month). Her waking up at night is pretty much related to eating. She will wake to eat. The funniest thing is, she could fall asleep on the middle of the living room floor watching tv, be asleep soundly, snoring and someone will mention food and she bolts upright, wide awake! It's uncanny! As for the abuse, she does not feel bad when someone else gets in trouble. In fact she goes out of her way to get her younger sibling IN trouble. Even if he is not in trouble she will make trouble one way or another for him to get in trouble. It's become such a tough issue because he will have to lock himself in room or come sit with me and she will antagonize him to no end. He tries and can hold his own for a while not to be drawn in to her whirlwind knowing she just wants trouble but he is young and can only take so much. We as adults can only take so much before we actually get drawn into her drama as well so I do understand how hard it is for him. OK now another unfortunate twist to this all (re residential issue), yet another reason we can't place her in residential is my ex! If we did so it would be blocked and she would have to go live with him (which would be a complete disaster for reasons I can not get into on board). He has partial rights so my hands are partially tied on some things. It's very very frustrating at times. And no, he doesn't really care about the good of her, trust me! I had wondered about a neuro psychiatric evaluation but, forgive me because I've been through a lot and brain does not function nearly like it used to, I could not remember if that was the virtual same as the evaluation we've already put her through. How is it different as far as the battery of testing? We've had her eyes and ears checked as well. She was behind on walking because of physical and slightly behind on talking because her energy was focused on physical but nothing that she needed intervention for as she has been followed all along through the years. All this stuff has slowly been coming out, but always there slightly, over the years. It has just been coming more fast and furious as she is reaching puberty.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/I] [/QUOTE]
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