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In over my head 12 y.o. son with ADHD, Bipolar, CD and ICD/Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED)
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<blockquote data-quote="TeDo" data-source="post: 507703"><p>I am sorry you are going through all this. I am also a stay at home mom but I am also single....I know, you can relate. It IS really hard to make things fair with our kids but when you have a difficult child, it just cannot be done. I totally understand the frustration.</p><p></p><p>I am going to simply tell you what has been my experience. difficult child 1 CANNOT take stimulants....they make him WORSE. We also found out (after 6 years of wrong diagnosES) that it wasn't just ADHD. Can I ask WHO diagnosed him? Does a psychiatrist manage the medications? Does your psychiatrist REALLY listen to you? Do you agree with every word the psychiatrist says?</p><p></p><p>If I were you, I would find a neuropsychologist to do a THOROUGH evaluation as well as an Occupational Therapist (OT) and Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) to also do THOROUGH evaluations. Between all of those, you should get a very, very clear picture of what is really going on and you will be able to help him more.</p><p></p><p>In the meantime, do what you can when you can. Take care of yourself. Make the most of the time you have with the other children...make it count. A lot of things are gong through my head about this right now but I don't want to overwhelm you ..... and......I might be totally off base.</p><p></p><p>HUGS to all 5 of you!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeDo, post: 507703"] I am sorry you are going through all this. I am also a stay at home mom but I am also single....I know, you can relate. It IS really hard to make things fair with our kids but when you have a difficult child, it just cannot be done. I totally understand the frustration. I am going to simply tell you what has been my experience. difficult child 1 CANNOT take stimulants....they make him WORSE. We also found out (after 6 years of wrong diagnosES) that it wasn't just ADHD. Can I ask WHO diagnosed him? Does a psychiatrist manage the medications? Does your psychiatrist REALLY listen to you? Do you agree with every word the psychiatrist says? If I were you, I would find a neuropsychologist to do a THOROUGH evaluation as well as an Occupational Therapist (OT) and Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) to also do THOROUGH evaluations. Between all of those, you should get a very, very clear picture of what is really going on and you will be able to help him more. In the meantime, do what you can when you can. Take care of yourself. Make the most of the time you have with the other children...make it count. A lot of things are gong through my head about this right now but I don't want to overwhelm you ..... and......I might be totally off base. HUGS to all 5 of you!! [/QUOTE]
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