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<blockquote data-quote="mercurybebe" data-source="post: 312232" data-attributes="member: 8143"><p>Hi everyone...</p><p> </p><p>I tried to reply yesterday but it didn't show up?</p><p> </p><p>Anyway, I wanted to THANK ALL OF YOU for your caring, thoughtful responses...it made me feel supported, understood and 100% not alone. I can't tell you much that means to me. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p> </p><p>I agree that Buddy is likely bi-polar...J started showing signs of it around age 8, and that is when we first noticed that there was more than ADHD going on with Buddy. I just hope that medications help Buddy as much as they've helped J.</p><p> </p><p>Since last week we've made appointments for both J and Buddy to see the same therapist, both individually and as a family: I will attend the family sessions as well, and I hope Avis will attend in the future.</p><p>Buddy is also scheduled to see his primary care doctor to try and get a referral for a good child psychiatrist and to discuss his ADHD medications. Lastly, we have a call into a neuropsychologist and have been playing phone tag....they are located in our city so we are fortunate!</p><p> </p><p>We also went out and bought "The Explosive Child" and I am just about finished reading it. I am definitly a plan A parent and Jo is more of a plan C parent: I am looking forward to her reading it so we can discuss how to use plan B to help us. I've made up a "plan B" worksheet to help us through the process with Buddy and to have all of us sign it once we've figured out a solution to the problem. I've also created a consequence worksheet to keep track of when a consequence (such as grounding) is implemented, when it ends and most importantly WHY. I hope that using the 2 sheets together will help us be more consistent. </p><p> </p><p>Once again, thank you all for the warm welcome...I am looking forward to getting to know everyone <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/peaceful.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":peaceful:" title="peaceful :peaceful:" data-shortname=":peaceful:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mercurybebe, post: 312232, member: 8143"] Hi everyone... I tried to reply yesterday but it didn't show up? Anyway, I wanted to THANK ALL OF YOU for your caring, thoughtful responses...it made me feel supported, understood and 100% not alone. I can't tell you much that means to me. :happy: I agree that Buddy is likely bi-polar...J started showing signs of it around age 8, and that is when we first noticed that there was more than ADHD going on with Buddy. I just hope that medications help Buddy as much as they've helped J. Since last week we've made appointments for both J and Buddy to see the same therapist, both individually and as a family: I will attend the family sessions as well, and I hope Avis will attend in the future. Buddy is also scheduled to see his primary care doctor to try and get a referral for a good child psychiatrist and to discuss his ADHD medications. Lastly, we have a call into a neuropsychologist and have been playing phone tag....they are located in our city so we are fortunate! We also went out and bought "The Explosive Child" and I am just about finished reading it. I am definitly a plan A parent and Jo is more of a plan C parent: I am looking forward to her reading it so we can discuss how to use plan B to help us. I've made up a "plan B" worksheet to help us through the process with Buddy and to have all of us sign it once we've figured out a solution to the problem. I've also created a consequence worksheet to keep track of when a consequence (such as grounding) is implemented, when it ends and most importantly WHY. I hope that using the 2 sheets together will help us be more consistent. Once again, thank you all for the warm welcome...I am looking forward to getting to know everyone :peaceful: [/QUOTE]
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