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<blockquote data-quote="katya02" data-source="post: 202199" data-attributes="member: 2884"><p>It doesn't sound as though your difficult child will likely have an ADHD diagnosis, and unfortunately, so many kids are put on ADHD medications without proper workup beforehand. ADHD medications are stimulants ... and in a kid who isn't ADHD they will definitely produce their expected effect, including aggression. I'm sorry that happened with your difficult child. In terms of other behaviors, does your difficult child lie a lot, even about little things that don't matter? Does he steal, either at home or from stores? Has he been aggressive at school, hurt any animals, or hurt any other kids that you know of? These are questions the psychiatrist will ask; also questions re mood swings, boredom, ability to enjoy things, etc. </p><p></p><p>Please try not to take your difficult child's statement about not feeling loved personally. He may really feel like that at one moment, and at another moment be sure, and happy, about being loved. Or he may not be sure about the concept of love. Some of his early childhood history, with a biomom using substances and having a personality disorder, plus living with his grandfather, suggests the potential for him to have found it difficult to form a strong attachment to a caring adult. </p><p></p><p> Either way, don't take it personally. You are giving him the best chance possible, and he has your love; he will realize it at some point if he doesn't already.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="katya02, post: 202199, member: 2884"] It doesn't sound as though your difficult child will likely have an ADHD diagnosis, and unfortunately, so many kids are put on ADHD medications without proper workup beforehand. ADHD medications are stimulants ... and in a kid who isn't ADHD they will definitely produce their expected effect, including aggression. I'm sorry that happened with your difficult child. In terms of other behaviors, does your difficult child lie a lot, even about little things that don't matter? Does he steal, either at home or from stores? Has he been aggressive at school, hurt any animals, or hurt any other kids that you know of? These are questions the psychiatrist will ask; also questions re mood swings, boredom, ability to enjoy things, etc. Please try not to take your difficult child's statement about not feeling loved personally. He may really feel like that at one moment, and at another moment be sure, and happy, about being loved. Or he may not be sure about the concept of love. Some of his early childhood history, with a biomom using substances and having a personality disorder, plus living with his grandfather, suggests the potential for him to have found it difficult to form a strong attachment to a caring adult. Either way, don't take it personally. You are giving him the best chance possible, and he has your love; he will realize it at some point if he doesn't already. [/QUOTE]
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