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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 591262" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Actually, to me this sounds less developmental and more psychiatric. Voices telling her to do something? Is this a common complaint? Does she see things sometimes that are not there or have an immaginary friend that goes way beyond the normal imaginnery friend of childhood, like she really thinks it exists? Any strange quirks? Nightmares? Night terrors? Fear of the dark? Complaints of, say, spiders on her walls or skin? Giving all her toys away, if she were older, is a sign of possible contemplation of suicide...a teen or adult may give all his prized possessions to his friends because he is planning something dire. Does she seem depressed? Does she self-injure? Certain medications can cause worsening depression, even though they aren't supposed to. Some cause hallucinations as well in certain kids. Fact is, certain medications can cause almost every symptom you mentioned.</p><p></p><p>Do you have any mental illness on either side of her family DNA tree, even if she never sees one side of the family? Any schizophrenia or schizo-affective? Bipolar? Her sudden loss of cognitive skills and hygiene are sort of like what happens to a teen or adult when they develop certain mental health issues. It sounds in my opinion rather extreme for just acquiring a sibling...most kids do that and don't fall apart to this degree.</p><p></p><p>in my opinion the ODD diagnosis is off the wall. Clearly something has happened inside of her. She is not just being oppositional. She has problems that cause her behaviors. I'm not a fan of ODD anyway, but I don't even see how the psychologist got ODD out of this since she has so many symptoms of very real disorders that she can't help. in my opinion she really can't control her behavior. She knows that you love her and want what is best for her. She just can't do w hat you ask of her right now.</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry you are going through this with her. Not at all fun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 591262, member: 1550"] Actually, to me this sounds less developmental and more psychiatric. Voices telling her to do something? Is this a common complaint? Does she see things sometimes that are not there or have an immaginary friend that goes way beyond the normal imaginnery friend of childhood, like she really thinks it exists? Any strange quirks? Nightmares? Night terrors? Fear of the dark? Complaints of, say, spiders on her walls or skin? Giving all her toys away, if she were older, is a sign of possible contemplation of suicide...a teen or adult may give all his prized possessions to his friends because he is planning something dire. Does she seem depressed? Does she self-injure? Certain medications can cause worsening depression, even though they aren't supposed to. Some cause hallucinations as well in certain kids. Fact is, certain medications can cause almost every symptom you mentioned. Do you have any mental illness on either side of her family DNA tree, even if she never sees one side of the family? Any schizophrenia or schizo-affective? Bipolar? Her sudden loss of cognitive skills and hygiene are sort of like what happens to a teen or adult when they develop certain mental health issues. It sounds in my opinion rather extreme for just acquiring a sibling...most kids do that and don't fall apart to this degree. in my opinion the ODD diagnosis is off the wall. Clearly something has happened inside of her. She is not just being oppositional. She has problems that cause her behaviors. I'm not a fan of ODD anyway, but I don't even see how the psychologist got ODD out of this since she has so many symptoms of very real disorders that she can't help. in my opinion she really can't control her behavior. She knows that you love her and want what is best for her. She just can't do w hat you ask of her right now. I'm sorry you are going through this with her. Not at all fun. [/QUOTE]
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