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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 289151" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Sadly, a LOT of what Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids react to seems hugely obvious to them and for no reason to others watching them have these irritable times or the rages and blowups. They don't see the world the same way we do. They have different rules for how the world works. They make up their own rules for what makes sense TO THEM.</p><p></p><p>If the toys r us commercial comes on right before the show comes back one time, the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kid may figure that it will always and forever be that way. So they do something else during a commercial, listening for just htat one ad so they know the show is coming back. Then they realize they missed 5 minutes of the show because the ad didn't come on. They get irritated. And the world seems much scarier because the rules are not being followed.</p><p></p><p>This is one example. But it applies to every minute of life for an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) child. It helps to try and see the world in light of what they are thinking. I am sure you are already good at this. Margeurite is AMAZING at this. If she weighs in she has a way of figuring out what was the though process. She has given me many a lightbulb moment over Wiz' thinking (he is my difficult child). You might look for some of her responses on other threads.</p><p></p><p>I have faith that you will figure it out. Always, always follow your instincts. You probably already know this, but they will help you every time. I made a couple of really major mistakes with my difficult child. ALWAYS because I ignored that gut feeling, that little voice that gave me advice different than what the experts or the other family members said. Watch for that trap and you will navigate this mine field we call raising our kids.</p><p></p><p>About the bipolar kid/prozac mania. I honestly think it is in ALL kids. Some do OK on these medications (strattera is this class of antidepressants, it just also works on ADHD). Some only do okay on certain ones and not others. But many do not tolerate the SSRI/SNRI medications at all. I think parents of kids with bipolar are just more connected and more aware. They saw this and realized it because the medications were used with their kids first. Or because they are more connected on the web. So they started talking about it and many of their kids reacted. Then it was given as a "rule of thumb" that if your child was manic or reacted taht way on these medications, then they were BiPolar (BP). I actually fired a doctor for telling me that Jess was BiPolar (BP). Refused to listen to the fact that unless it was "her week" of the month (and she started having PMS symptoms at about age 4 - docs said her system is just sensitive and women have cyclical cycles from birth but they don't react with periods until later) she never had a mood swing. And her "monthly mood swings" always got better with 2 pieces of dove dark chocolate. Not with the milk choc she loved, but with the dark. I am the same way.</p><p></p><p>She is so clearly NOT bipolar that even suggesting it just because she reacted that way to prozac is laughable. But anyway, I think it is a far more common reaction than people know, and common to people, not just kids. But in kids it seems especially common. That is my take on it anyway.</p><p></p><p>It sounds liek you have a great feel for this. Keep listening to that instinct and I have faith that you will come up with whatever he needs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 289151, member: 1233"] Sadly, a LOT of what Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids react to seems hugely obvious to them and for no reason to others watching them have these irritable times or the rages and blowups. They don't see the world the same way we do. They have different rules for how the world works. They make up their own rules for what makes sense TO THEM. If the toys r us commercial comes on right before the show comes back one time, the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kid may figure that it will always and forever be that way. So they do something else during a commercial, listening for just htat one ad so they know the show is coming back. Then they realize they missed 5 minutes of the show because the ad didn't come on. They get irritated. And the world seems much scarier because the rules are not being followed. This is one example. But it applies to every minute of life for an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) child. It helps to try and see the world in light of what they are thinking. I am sure you are already good at this. Margeurite is AMAZING at this. If she weighs in she has a way of figuring out what was the though process. She has given me many a lightbulb moment over Wiz' thinking (he is my difficult child). You might look for some of her responses on other threads. I have faith that you will figure it out. Always, always follow your instincts. You probably already know this, but they will help you every time. I made a couple of really major mistakes with my difficult child. ALWAYS because I ignored that gut feeling, that little voice that gave me advice different than what the experts or the other family members said. Watch for that trap and you will navigate this mine field we call raising our kids. About the bipolar kid/prozac mania. I honestly think it is in ALL kids. Some do OK on these medications (strattera is this class of antidepressants, it just also works on ADHD). Some only do okay on certain ones and not others. But many do not tolerate the SSRI/SNRI medications at all. I think parents of kids with bipolar are just more connected and more aware. They saw this and realized it because the medications were used with their kids first. Or because they are more connected on the web. So they started talking about it and many of their kids reacted. Then it was given as a "rule of thumb" that if your child was manic or reacted taht way on these medications, then they were BiPolar (BP). I actually fired a doctor for telling me that Jess was BiPolar (BP). Refused to listen to the fact that unless it was "her week" of the month (and she started having PMS symptoms at about age 4 - docs said her system is just sensitive and women have cyclical cycles from birth but they don't react with periods until later) she never had a mood swing. And her "monthly mood swings" always got better with 2 pieces of dove dark chocolate. Not with the milk choc she loved, but with the dark. I am the same way. She is so clearly NOT bipolar that even suggesting it just because she reacted that way to prozac is laughable. But anyway, I think it is a far more common reaction than people know, and common to people, not just kids. But in kids it seems especially common. That is my take on it anyway. It sounds liek you have a great feel for this. Keep listening to that instinct and I have faith that you will come up with whatever he needs. [/QUOTE]
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