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Our visit at Tufts with ds-6 Elijah
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 234574" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Sounds like AMAZING progress - and someone finally listened to you! A Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) diagnosis opens a LOT of doors right now.</p><p></p><p>I will caution you with medications that from everything I have read, with a mood disorder on board, mood stabilizers should be trialed first, with-o any other medications on board. then, once moods are stable things like ADHD can be addressed. But ADHD medications, as well as many other medications including some cold medications, can send our kids cycling. Antidepressants can do this too. These are recommendations from the American Acadamy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists, and somewhere there is a link to them.</p><p></p><p>this is also in the book, The Bipolar Child, which I STRONGLY recommend you read. Even though they say "Mood Disorder" a lot of the info in The Bipolar Child will be helpful, I think. </p><p></p><p>But WOW, today was a victory for you! Someone who listens, and "gets it", esp a team of docs, that is a great relief. </p><p></p><p>Oh, have them do a sleep deprived EEG (test of brain waves) so that you can get an idea of if there is any seizure activity - it can look like many other things and can really impact behavior.</p><p></p><p>Gentle Hugs, and this weekend you get to rest on your victory!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 234574, member: 1233"] Sounds like AMAZING progress - and someone finally listened to you! A Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) diagnosis opens a LOT of doors right now. I will caution you with medications that from everything I have read, with a mood disorder on board, mood stabilizers should be trialed first, with-o any other medications on board. then, once moods are stable things like ADHD can be addressed. But ADHD medications, as well as many other medications including some cold medications, can send our kids cycling. Antidepressants can do this too. These are recommendations from the American Acadamy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists, and somewhere there is a link to them. this is also in the book, The Bipolar Child, which I STRONGLY recommend you read. Even though they say "Mood Disorder" a lot of the info in The Bipolar Child will be helpful, I think. But WOW, today was a victory for you! Someone who listens, and "gets it", esp a team of docs, that is a great relief. Oh, have them do a sleep deprived EEG (test of brain waves) so that you can get an idea of if there is any seizure activity - it can look like many other things and can really impact behavior. Gentle Hugs, and this weekend you get to rest on your victory! [/QUOTE]
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