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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 257528" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Hi Lana, welcome to our forum. You're among understanding friends here. </p><p> </p><p>Given the description of your child that I'm reading here and his age, I'd suggest looking for either a developmental pediatrician or a pediatric neuropsychologist or even better, both if you have insurance coverage. Just from what we're hearing from other parents, you're more apt to get a more thorough evaluation with these specialty areas. Child psychiatrists certainly have a place in treatment plans for some children, but I'd really like to see you get a more thorough assessment done first, especially since the child psychs are fairly quick to jump to medications. That may be a route you'd consider, but it sure would be better to have a bigger grasp on his issues first instead of starting there.</p><p> </p><p>Start with your pediatrician in asking for a referral. Also check the staff directories of children's hospitals and phone books in your area. </p><p> </p><p>A few questions:</p><p>Besides your postpartum depression, is there any other mental health history in the family?</p><p> </p><p>I know that the ODD and potty training problems are on your front burner right now, but is there anything else unusual about your child's developmental patterns or behaviors? </p><p> </p><p>What's his speech like? </p><p> </p><p>Does he have unusual interests or obsessions?</p><p> </p><p>How are his sleep patterns?</p><p> </p><p>Is he unusually fussy about foods, clothes, tags in clothes, socks or bothered a lot by bright lights or sounds?</p><p> </p><p>Hang in there. Pick up a copy of the book The Explosive Child and read the thread at the top of this board until you can get through it. Lay low on the discipline stuff right now--just keep everyone safe until you know what's happening here. </p><p> </p><p>Hang in there.</p><p>Hugs--SRL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 257528, member: 701"] Hi Lana, welcome to our forum. You're among understanding friends here. Given the description of your child that I'm reading here and his age, I'd suggest looking for either a developmental pediatrician or a pediatric neuropsychologist or even better, both if you have insurance coverage. Just from what we're hearing from other parents, you're more apt to get a more thorough evaluation with these specialty areas. Child psychiatrists certainly have a place in treatment plans for some children, but I'd really like to see you get a more thorough assessment done first, especially since the child psychs are fairly quick to jump to medications. That may be a route you'd consider, but it sure would be better to have a bigger grasp on his issues first instead of starting there. Start with your pediatrician in asking for a referral. Also check the staff directories of children's hospitals and phone books in your area. A few questions: Besides your postpartum depression, is there any other mental health history in the family? I know that the ODD and potty training problems are on your front burner right now, but is there anything else unusual about your child's developmental patterns or behaviors? What's his speech like? Does he have unusual interests or obsessions? How are his sleep patterns? Is he unusually fussy about foods, clothes, tags in clothes, socks or bothered a lot by bright lights or sounds? Hang in there. Pick up a copy of the book The Explosive Child and read the thread at the top of this board until you can get through it. Lay low on the discipline stuff right now--just keep everyone safe until you know what's happening here. Hang in there. Hugs--SRL [/QUOTE]
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