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<blockquote data-quote="nvts" data-source="post: 395518" data-attributes="member: 3814"><p>Welcome to the crowd - you'll have a lot of company on here! </p><p> </p><p>First a few questions:</p><p> </p><p>How does your daughter do with social situations? Is she comfortable with her peers? Does she have friends at school?</p><p>Have you noticed any sensitivity to different sights, sounds, smells, tastes or textures? Did she have what I call "itchy tag syndrome" (when you have to cut or pull tags out because they drive her crazy?)? Did certain textures of clothes set her off?</p><p> </p><p>The reason I ask is that some kids have sensory integration issues that can cause them to have these outbursts. Things that we can take in stride can freak them out so much so that a meltdown is actually an escape attempt. You might want to look into an Occupational Therapy evaluation. Now...you can do this through your insurance OR ask the school to open up a case and have her evaluated. I would talk to my pediatrician about that.</p><p> </p><p>Have you considered a neuropsychological exam being done? It's a way to have her evaluated to check into a variety of issues. These are usually available in a Children's or Teaching Hospital - or you can check with your insurance.</p><p> </p><p>You may want to keep a behavior diary - this will help you find out possible triggers that are setting her off. Ross Greene's book "The Explosive Child" is an easy read that can give you some suggestions. I'm one of those people who consider ODD/ADHD more of a symptom than a diagnosis.</p><p> </p><p>Keep in touch! We're here!</p><p> </p><p>Beth</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nvts, post: 395518, member: 3814"] Welcome to the crowd - you'll have a lot of company on here! First a few questions: How does your daughter do with social situations? Is she comfortable with her peers? Does she have friends at school? Have you noticed any sensitivity to different sights, sounds, smells, tastes or textures? Did she have what I call "itchy tag syndrome" (when you have to cut or pull tags out because they drive her crazy?)? Did certain textures of clothes set her off? The reason I ask is that some kids have sensory integration issues that can cause them to have these outbursts. Things that we can take in stride can freak them out so much so that a meltdown is actually an escape attempt. You might want to look into an Occupational Therapy evaluation. Now...you can do this through your insurance OR ask the school to open up a case and have her evaluated. I would talk to my pediatrician about that. Have you considered a neuropsychological exam being done? It's a way to have her evaluated to check into a variety of issues. These are usually available in a Children's or Teaching Hospital - or you can check with your insurance. You may want to keep a behavior diary - this will help you find out possible triggers that are setting her off. Ross Greene's book "The Explosive Child" is an easy read that can give you some suggestions. I'm one of those people who consider ODD/ADHD more of a symptom than a diagnosis. Keep in touch! We're here! Beth [/QUOTE]
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