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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 257767" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Ok, some thoughts.</p><p>She sounds way more than a "spirited" child. Most children don't swear at their parents or hit them several times a day. Sounds like it could be more than aDHD too. I'd have her evaluated either by a team of experts at a hospital or by a NeuroPsychologist. Are there any psychiatric problems on either side of her family tree? Any substance abuse? Is her development on target? Does she make good eye contact with you and strangers too? Does she play appropriately and well with both toys and same-age peers? Is she bothered by loud noise, certain fabrics, certain textures...?</p><p>I'd take her for a serious evaluation. The earlier we help our "wired-differently" kids, the better they do in the long run. Methods like "1,2,3 Magic" work on "typical" kids but usually don't do much good with our "differently-wired" children. They need a different sort of handling and early interventions. It's good that she can hold it together at school (and not uncommon), but then it all comes out on you when she gets home. Unfortunately, these kids usually have something causing this behavior and don't grow out of it--they just get more problems until their disorder(s) are addressed appropriately...How is her father handling this?</p><p>Welcome to the board!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 257767, member: 1550"] Ok, some thoughts. She sounds way more than a "spirited" child. Most children don't swear at their parents or hit them several times a day. Sounds like it could be more than aDHD too. I'd have her evaluated either by a team of experts at a hospital or by a NeuroPsychologist. Are there any psychiatric problems on either side of her family tree? Any substance abuse? Is her development on target? Does she make good eye contact with you and strangers too? Does she play appropriately and well with both toys and same-age peers? Is she bothered by loud noise, certain fabrics, certain textures...? I'd take her for a serious evaluation. The earlier we help our "wired-differently" kids, the better they do in the long run. Methods like "1,2,3 Magic" work on "typical" kids but usually don't do much good with our "differently-wired" children. They need a different sort of handling and early interventions. It's good that she can hold it together at school (and not uncommon), but then it all comes out on you when she gets home. Unfortunately, these kids usually have something causing this behavior and don't grow out of it--they just get more problems until their disorder(s) are addressed appropriately...How is her father handling this? Welcome to the board! [/QUOTE]
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