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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 45000" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>First of all, I'd set up a new evaluation for difficult child. Good place to start is a neuropsychologist if he hasn't seen one already. Looking at your sig and this behavior seems a bit over the top for ADHD to me. Second, I'd make sure psychiatrist knows about this. You're right it's very worrisome in any child.</p><p></p><p>I think you've handled it well, though.</p><p></p><p>With N my gut told me that if I made too big of a deal about it (getting emotional at all) would probably make it worse. I always played it pretty cool. Although it was always told to psychiatrist immediately. Still I kept a close eye on it.</p><p></p><p>Most people's first response is to lock up all sharps. Might be a good idea. But both N's psychiatrist and therapist at the time said it likely wouldn't do any good. N didn't use typical sharps to do her cutting and I couldn't lock up everything she might potentially use. She often used paper clips, saftey pins, pencil or pen tips, bits of plastic broken of to a sharp point ect.</p><p></p><p>I'd be worried too.</p><p></p><p>Hugs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 45000, member: 84"] First of all, I'd set up a new evaluation for difficult child. Good place to start is a neuropsychologist if he hasn't seen one already. Looking at your sig and this behavior seems a bit over the top for ADHD to me. Second, I'd make sure psychiatrist knows about this. You're right it's very worrisome in any child. I think you've handled it well, though. With N my gut told me that if I made too big of a deal about it (getting emotional at all) would probably make it worse. I always played it pretty cool. Although it was always told to psychiatrist immediately. Still I kept a close eye on it. Most people's first response is to lock up all sharps. Might be a good idea. But both N's psychiatrist and therapist at the time said it likely wouldn't do any good. N didn't use typical sharps to do her cutting and I couldn't lock up everything she might potentially use. She often used paper clips, saftey pins, pencil or pen tips, bits of plastic broken of to a sharp point ect. I'd be worried too. Hugs [/QUOTE]
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