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Top psychiatrist but maybe not right one, or is it me?
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<blockquote data-quote="confuzzled" data-source="post: 482757" data-attributes="member: 8831"><p>some psychiatrists are very black and white and from the sound of it, yours is one of them. often they don't really care about that gray areas (the whys). i'm sorry yours makes you feel bad and i'd probably be looking for a new one asap too.</p><p></p><p>in my experience, psychiatrists like that also arent interested in reading a long parent report or a detailed notebook either, which makes it even harder if there are communication style differences.</p><p></p><p>but what i DO find they will look at is a simple mood chart. it helps to show patterns of behavior/rages/whatever. if you google "mood chart" you'll find plenty of simple forms to print out. *I* personally hate them for a kid, lol, because they are too simplified and there is no real room for explanation, but i guess you could jot a short note after an event (difficult child 1 was up too late, fight with teacher, missed medications--that kind of thing to help explain an event and jog your own memory). i'd look at a few different charts and see what would meet your needs.</p><p></p><p>then its right there, in black and white, on single piece of paper. </p><p></p><p>then you can go from there. but it will help take the long, drawn out explanations out of the equation for now.</p><p></p><p>oh, and ps: i think its a completely ridiculous statement that a kid cant "talk too much to a friend" and say nothing at other times---i dont care what the diagnosis is, kids are kids. think about it....*I* myself might give yes/no answers to a professional while an hour before i was elaborately telling the story to my BFF--or *I* myself might get carried away fooling around inappropriately with the friend sitting next to me in a classroom, even if its unappropriate behavior, but i probably would control myself in church, know what i mean? thats just human nature <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="confuzzled, post: 482757, member: 8831"] some psychiatrists are very black and white and from the sound of it, yours is one of them. often they don't really care about that gray areas (the whys). i'm sorry yours makes you feel bad and i'd probably be looking for a new one asap too. in my experience, psychiatrists like that also arent interested in reading a long parent report or a detailed notebook either, which makes it even harder if there are communication style differences. but what i DO find they will look at is a simple mood chart. it helps to show patterns of behavior/rages/whatever. if you google "mood chart" you'll find plenty of simple forms to print out. *I* personally hate them for a kid, lol, because they are too simplified and there is no real room for explanation, but i guess you could jot a short note after an event (difficult child 1 was up too late, fight with teacher, missed medications--that kind of thing to help explain an event and jog your own memory). i'd look at a few different charts and see what would meet your needs. then its right there, in black and white, on single piece of paper. then you can go from there. but it will help take the long, drawn out explanations out of the equation for now. oh, and ps: i think its a completely ridiculous statement that a kid cant "talk too much to a friend" and say nothing at other times---i dont care what the diagnosis is, kids are kids. think about it....*I* myself might give yes/no answers to a professional while an hour before i was elaborately telling the story to my BFF--or *I* myself might get carried away fooling around inappropriately with the friend sitting next to me in a classroom, even if its unappropriate behavior, but i probably would control myself in church, know what i mean? thats just human nature :-) [/QUOTE]
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