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<blockquote data-quote="Ltlredhen" data-source="post: 8432" data-attributes="member: 2123"><p>Hi Becky,</p><p></p><p>Welcome to the group, sorry you need to be here though. I have a grandson just turned 5 that I am raising who sounds a great deal like your son when he was that age. My daughter couldn't handle/deal with him so I now have custody. </p><p></p><p>One area you might pursue is some type of "early childhood intervention" through your local MHMR office. They handle the evaluations for kids up to age 3 in most states. After 3 yrs, the evaluations fall to the local school districts. </p><p></p><p>This is how we started with my grandson. Also you might want to start some type of journal on your son's behavior. Not some great big drawn out book, just something brief, simple sentences that helps you remember his behavior. Things like what he eats, when he gets up and goes to bed. If there seems to be anything that triggers his behavior. Is he worse or better in the morning/evenings. Things like this. This might help you see some type of pattern that will be invaluable to an evaluation in the future.</p><p></p><p>I recently pulled out a description of my gs that I wrote when he was 2 1/2 and took it with me to his new psychiatrist appointment. The doctor said "yep, kinda extreme", lol. </p><p>If I had relied on my memory I would never have been able to keep up with all of that.</p><p></p><p>Good luck, it is tough.</p><p></p><p>Donna</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ltlredhen, post: 8432, member: 2123"] Hi Becky, Welcome to the group, sorry you need to be here though. I have a grandson just turned 5 that I am raising who sounds a great deal like your son when he was that age. My daughter couldn't handle/deal with him so I now have custody. One area you might pursue is some type of "early childhood intervention" through your local MHMR office. They handle the evaluations for kids up to age 3 in most states. After 3 yrs, the evaluations fall to the local school districts. This is how we started with my grandson. Also you might want to start some type of journal on your son's behavior. Not some great big drawn out book, just something brief, simple sentences that helps you remember his behavior. Things like what he eats, when he gets up and goes to bed. If there seems to be anything that triggers his behavior. Is he worse or better in the morning/evenings. Things like this. This might help you see some type of pattern that will be invaluable to an evaluation in the future. I recently pulled out a description of my gs that I wrote when he was 2 1/2 and took it with me to his new psychiatrist appointment. The doctor said "yep, kinda extreme", lol. If I had relied on my memory I would never have been able to keep up with all of that. Good luck, it is tough. Donna [/QUOTE]
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