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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 85007"><p>I like psychologists and the help they offer. However, I think it's premature to diagnosis a child - or anyone, for that matter - after only one visit. Children especially can be more difficult to diagnosis because so many symptoms of the various disorders/illnesses overlap and children don't have the life experience, insight, nor the vocabulary to describe what they're feeling/thinking/experiencing. We can describe the behaviors we are seeing, and the psychologist can witness those behaviors, but we really need to know what's prompting the behavior.</p><p></p><p>With the diagnosis of Mood Disorder-not otherwise specified, did the psychologist refer you to a psychiatrist (psychiatrist) for medication? </p><p></p><p>With a 5 year old, I would really want a different kind of evaluation, either with a developmental pediatrician, a neuropsychologist or a multi-disciplinary evaluation. </p><p></p><p>As for your immediate problem of how to deal with her: Is there someone - a family member, neighbor, babysitter - that can watch her while you run errands? I would try to avoid taking her if at all possible until you get a better handle on her diagnosis and treatment. If she's unbuckling and throwing things in the car, I would pull over and not move again until she stopped. You'll have to be prepared to outlast her...and our difficult child's do have stamina.</p><p></p><p>Have you read The Explosive Child by Ross Greene? I highly recommend it, as do many others on this board. I believe there is an article on this board that explains how to modify his technique for younger children...SRL will know more about that. I didn't find that book until my child was older. If nothing else, it really explains the way our kiddos' mind works and understanding that really goes a long way.</p><p></p><p>(((hugs))) I know it's hard, it's frustrating and it's exhausting. It helps me to remember that the behavior is a symptom of an illness or disorder and not just being bad. I have days where I repeat that to myself like a mantra.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 85007"] I like psychologists and the help they offer. However, I think it's premature to diagnosis a child - or anyone, for that matter - after only one visit. Children especially can be more difficult to diagnosis because so many symptoms of the various disorders/illnesses overlap and children don't have the life experience, insight, nor the vocabulary to describe what they're feeling/thinking/experiencing. We can describe the behaviors we are seeing, and the psychologist can witness those behaviors, but we really need to know what's prompting the behavior. With the diagnosis of Mood Disorder-not otherwise specified, did the psychologist refer you to a psychiatrist (psychiatrist) for medication? With a 5 year old, I would really want a different kind of evaluation, either with a developmental pediatrician, a neuropsychologist or a multi-disciplinary evaluation. As for your immediate problem of how to deal with her: Is there someone - a family member, neighbor, babysitter - that can watch her while you run errands? I would try to avoid taking her if at all possible until you get a better handle on her diagnosis and treatment. If she's unbuckling and throwing things in the car, I would pull over and not move again until she stopped. You'll have to be prepared to outlast her...and our difficult child's do have stamina. Have you read The Explosive Child by Ross Greene? I highly recommend it, as do many others on this board. I believe there is an article on this board that explains how to modify his technique for younger children...SRL will know more about that. I didn't find that book until my child was older. If nothing else, it really explains the way our kiddos' mind works and understanding that really goes a long way. (((hugs))) I know it's hard, it's frustrating and it's exhausting. It helps me to remember that the behavior is a symptom of an illness or disorder and not just being bad. I have days where I repeat that to myself like a mantra. [/QUOTE]
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