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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 501093" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>thank you for answering. Every little bit of information helps. Alcohol use while pregnant can cause learning and behavior problems in the child. If there are fetal alcohol exposure issues there, it is not your grandson's fault that he is "hyper." That's one affect as alcohol does work on the brain of a developing fetus. I'd definitely take him to somebody who understands kids who have been drug exposed in utero. Not all pediatricians, therapists/psychiatrists do. We adopted a child who had been exposed to drugs/alcohol in utero and took him to a special clinic in Chicago (but we lived in Chicago). We also had him evaluated by a neuropsychologist. I feel neuropsychs are the best diagnosticians because they are so intensive and cover all areas of functioning. My son was tested for a total of ten hours. Your little one needs an IEP so that he can get special accommodations in school. Have you asked for one? </p><p></p><p> Attachment disorders happen when a child's first years are chaotic and they don't have one particular loving or caring caregiver. This also causes all sorts of behavior problems. Does your child show remorse when he has done something wrong? Does he seem to understand that it's wrong? It's too bad your grandson had to go into foster care and not straight to you, but I understand how messed up the system can be about custody. Hey, I'm an Gran too and I think you're a hero for taking your grandson and raising him. It seems like a no-brainer (I'd do the same), but not all grandparents want to raise a child after their own are gone, even a grandchild. He's a lucky little boy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 501093, member: 1550"] thank you for answering. Every little bit of information helps. Alcohol use while pregnant can cause learning and behavior problems in the child. If there are fetal alcohol exposure issues there, it is not your grandson's fault that he is "hyper." That's one affect as alcohol does work on the brain of a developing fetus. I'd definitely take him to somebody who understands kids who have been drug exposed in utero. Not all pediatricians, therapists/psychiatrists do. We adopted a child who had been exposed to drugs/alcohol in utero and took him to a special clinic in Chicago (but we lived in Chicago). We also had him evaluated by a neuropsychologist. I feel neuropsychs are the best diagnosticians because they are so intensive and cover all areas of functioning. My son was tested for a total of ten hours. Your little one needs an IEP so that he can get special accommodations in school. Have you asked for one? Attachment disorders happen when a child's first years are chaotic and they don't have one particular loving or caring caregiver. This also causes all sorts of behavior problems. Does your child show remorse when he has done something wrong? Does he seem to understand that it's wrong? It's too bad your grandson had to go into foster care and not straight to you, but I understand how messed up the system can be about custody. Hey, I'm an Gran too and I think you're a hero for taking your grandson and raising him. It seems like a no-brainer (I'd do the same), but not all grandparents want to raise a child after their own are gone, even a grandchild. He's a lucky little boy. [/QUOTE]
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