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<blockquote data-quote="my2cats" data-source="post: 327805" data-attributes="member: 8561"><p>MidwestMom: J was evaluated by the psychiatric hospital, they did testing to see where he is education wise and said he showed signs of having a delay, and that he was showing signs of dyslexia. Unfortunately most of the tests start at age 6 so they were not able to give him as many tests as they would have liked. J was also evaluated and found not to be on the autism spectrum. While at the pedi partial hospital more testing was done and I had to answer many hours worth of questions concerning our family psychiatric history and how J reacts to situations. </p><p></p><p>J does have a speech delay, he has been receiving services since he turned two, at this point his delay is in articulation and while J should be seeing a speech therapist twice a week at school his behavior is getting in the way of him getting the services that he needs, we also have a hard time getting J to vocalize what he needs or wants. Other then speech J hit all of his mile stones either on time or early. I do feel that J has some sensory issues, at the initial onset of loud noises he covers his ears (fire alarms, baby crying etc..), J also has a hard time handling or feeling wet goopy substances. J is supposed to get evaluated by an Occupational Therapist (OT) for Sensory integration problems but once again his behavior has made it difficult for the school to fully evaluate him. Since starting J on medication he had begun to suck on his clothes, I think it might be a coping thing??</p><p></p><p>To anyone who has not seen J explode they are usually shocked to hear about the problems that we are having because to see J and talk with him you would never know. J does not have any Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) tendencies, his walking, running, Jumping are normal, he plays appropriate with toys and makes good eye contact.</p><p></p><p>There are a ton of psychiatric issues on my side of the family (we don't know my husbands family history other then alcoholism). On my side there is me I suffer from anxiety and panic attacks, we have ADHD, depression, Bi-polar, substance and alcohol abuse, chemical imbalances, and my sister attempted suicide a couple of time when she was younger. I know there is more but I just can't think of all of it. On my side of the family every sub family has psychiatric illnesses. It begins at my grandmother, has hit all of their children either directly or through their children and now we are seeing it in their children's children. </p><p></p><p>Christy: I don't buy the ADHD label, while J can be hyper, he is able to sit through circle time at school and if there is a project that he wants to do he can sit and work on that, the problem happens when there is something that he does not want to do or if there is something that he finds difficult. On Wednesday J is seeing a new psychiatric doctor and I don't know what he will suggest but I am wondering if J needs some kind of mood stabilizer but at the same time I worry about giving him too many medications because while we have some bad days we defiantly have more good days, then again lately at school there are more bad days then good but yet when he gets home he is generally fine. The exception is when he gets wired and then he almost looks for trouble.</p><p></p><p>I am not sure what more J could be diagnosed with he is generally not oppositional, he does not seem to have the hi's and lows of Bi-polar and for the most part is a fairly normal child except when presented with something frustrating for him, or something that he strongly does not want to do. J also will tell us about 75% of the time when he is feeling anger and we try our best to help him cope with that. </p><p></p><p>jal: J is also very strong he does not hit, kick, bite, head slam with all of his might yet, I worry when he does pull out all of his strength. I think we are also headed in the direction of a therapeutic school, I don't think that the local school district is going to take much more of his behavior. I have a meeting with the school on Monday morning and one of the therapists has already said that maybe J is just not ready for school yet (he turned 6 in June) but I don't buy that, I think taking him out of school and then starting Kindergarten again next year is only putting the problem off because academically if J puts some effort into it he can handle the work. My only concern is weather J's social emotional development needs more time to develop. Not to mention I think taking J out of school is only going to teach him that if he acts out violently he gets to leave school. </p><p></p><p>J ahs not be evulated by a neuropsychologist, I am going to start checking around and seeing what my insurance will cover.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="my2cats, post: 327805, member: 8561"] MidwestMom: J was evaluated by the psychiatric hospital, they did testing to see where he is education wise and said he showed signs of having a delay, and that he was showing signs of dyslexia. Unfortunately most of the tests start at age 6 so they were not able to give him as many tests as they would have liked. J was also evaluated and found not to be on the autism spectrum. While at the pedi partial hospital more testing was done and I had to answer many hours worth of questions concerning our family psychiatric history and how J reacts to situations. J does have a speech delay, he has been receiving services since he turned two, at this point his delay is in articulation and while J should be seeing a speech therapist twice a week at school his behavior is getting in the way of him getting the services that he needs, we also have a hard time getting J to vocalize what he needs or wants. Other then speech J hit all of his mile stones either on time or early. I do feel that J has some sensory issues, at the initial onset of loud noises he covers his ears (fire alarms, baby crying etc..), J also has a hard time handling or feeling wet goopy substances. J is supposed to get evaluated by an Occupational Therapist (OT) for Sensory integration problems but once again his behavior has made it difficult for the school to fully evaluate him. Since starting J on medication he had begun to suck on his clothes, I think it might be a coping thing?? To anyone who has not seen J explode they are usually shocked to hear about the problems that we are having because to see J and talk with him you would never know. J does not have any Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) tendencies, his walking, running, Jumping are normal, he plays appropriate with toys and makes good eye contact. There are a ton of psychiatric issues on my side of the family (we don't know my husbands family history other then alcoholism). On my side there is me I suffer from anxiety and panic attacks, we have ADHD, depression, Bi-polar, substance and alcohol abuse, chemical imbalances, and my sister attempted suicide a couple of time when she was younger. I know there is more but I just can't think of all of it. On my side of the family every sub family has psychiatric illnesses. It begins at my grandmother, has hit all of their children either directly or through their children and now we are seeing it in their children's children. Christy: I don't buy the ADHD label, while J can be hyper, he is able to sit through circle time at school and if there is a project that he wants to do he can sit and work on that, the problem happens when there is something that he does not want to do or if there is something that he finds difficult. On Wednesday J is seeing a new psychiatric doctor and I don't know what he will suggest but I am wondering if J needs some kind of mood stabilizer but at the same time I worry about giving him too many medications because while we have some bad days we defiantly have more good days, then again lately at school there are more bad days then good but yet when he gets home he is generally fine. The exception is when he gets wired and then he almost looks for trouble. I am not sure what more J could be diagnosed with he is generally not oppositional, he does not seem to have the hi's and lows of Bi-polar and for the most part is a fairly normal child except when presented with something frustrating for him, or something that he strongly does not want to do. J also will tell us about 75% of the time when he is feeling anger and we try our best to help him cope with that. jal: J is also very strong he does not hit, kick, bite, head slam with all of his might yet, I worry when he does pull out all of his strength. I think we are also headed in the direction of a therapeutic school, I don't think that the local school district is going to take much more of his behavior. I have a meeting with the school on Monday morning and one of the therapists has already said that maybe J is just not ready for school yet (he turned 6 in June) but I don't buy that, I think taking him out of school and then starting Kindergarten again next year is only putting the problem off because academically if J puts some effort into it he can handle the work. My only concern is weather J's social emotional development needs more time to develop. Not to mention I think taking J out of school is only going to teach him that if he acts out violently he gets to leave school. J ahs not be evulated by a neuropsychologist, I am going to start checking around and seeing what my insurance will cover. [/QUOTE]
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