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<blockquote data-quote="JJJ" data-source="post: 120234" data-attributes="member: 1169"><p>Hi Julie,</p><p></p><p>Welcome. My youngest son (Tigger) was diagnosis with early onset bipolar just after he turned 5. We have used a combination of medication, therapy and warrior parenting to reach him. He is doing much, much better at 8 than he was at 5. Here are some things that worked for us:</p><p></p><p>1. Get the school on board</p><p>--Send a certified letter to the school district stating that you want you son evaluated for special education services because you believe that he has behavioral and emotional difficulties that will negatively impact his education. Be sure to tell them he was diagnosis with (insert diagnosis here).</p><p></p><p>2. Read "The Bipolar Child". The newest edition came out last year and is wonderful. If your library only has the older edition, it is still outstanding.</p><p></p><p>3. Be willing to listen if your doctor suggests medication. It has been several years of trial and error but Tigger is on a medication regime that allows him to function. Prior to getting him stable on the medications, therapy and parenting were almost useless as he wasn't in a state to benefit from them.</p><p></p><p>4. Visit here often. I originally came here in 2001 when a horrible psychiatrist diagnosis my then 6-year old son Eeyore with "Conduct Disorder" and recommended we institutionalize him. The people here have become a family, they have helped me through so many dark times and shared in the joys of the good times.</p><p></p><p>Welcome,</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JJJ, post: 120234, member: 1169"] Hi Julie, Welcome. My youngest son (Tigger) was diagnosis with early onset bipolar just after he turned 5. We have used a combination of medication, therapy and warrior parenting to reach him. He is doing much, much better at 8 than he was at 5. Here are some things that worked for us: 1. Get the school on board --Send a certified letter to the school district stating that you want you son evaluated for special education services because you believe that he has behavioral and emotional difficulties that will negatively impact his education. Be sure to tell them he was diagnosis with (insert diagnosis here). 2. Read "The Bipolar Child". The newest edition came out last year and is wonderful. If your library only has the older edition, it is still outstanding. 3. Be willing to listen if your doctor suggests medication. It has been several years of trial and error but Tigger is on a medication regime that allows him to function. Prior to getting him stable on the medications, therapy and parenting were almost useless as he wasn't in a state to benefit from them. 4. Visit here often. I originally came here in 2001 when a horrible psychiatrist diagnosis my then 6-year old son Eeyore with "Conduct Disorder" and recommended we institutionalize him. The people here have become a family, they have helped me through so many dark times and shared in the joys of the good times. Welcome, [/QUOTE]
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