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<blockquote data-quote="Andrea Danielle" data-source="post: 21377" data-attributes="member: 2357"><p>Well, at long last, we have taken the step on putting him on Risperdal. We are finally comfortable enough with the diagnosis of Tourette's Syndrome and BiPolar (BP) and have had a CAAT scan, EEG, blood tests and have a BiPolar (BP) Specialist who is closely monitoring things. It has been two days on the medication and so far, so good. We are in a good place right now. We have excellent medical support!! The Tourettes Clinic which he goes to is the best! We see the Tourette's Syndrome Occupational Therapist, the Tourette's Syndrome Specialist, and the psychiatric who is part of the team and coaches us on how to implement the Explosive Child techniques. We get to go to her every 2 weeks and give her scenarios that have happened and ask how we could do things better using the CPS model. Everyone on the team speaks the same language, gives us consistent advice and is there for us. Ahhhhh, I am so happy.</p><p>difficult child is doing much better these days. He is happier, explosive at times but we know what to do and most of all, we aren't questioning ourselves the way we used to. We know it is not our fault, it has finally sunk in. We have enough professionals who tell us that regularly. I am still not ready to go off the Celexa myself, because it is all still emotionally very difficult but I will get there.</p><p>The school is still causing us a lot of stress because they just don't get it and have no interest in learning. They don't accept his diagnosis and still think it is our fault for not being firm enough but I am trying to just survive the next 4 months. He will go to a great school in September. </p><p>That's it for now.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Andrea</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andrea Danielle, post: 21377, member: 2357"] Well, at long last, we have taken the step on putting him on Risperdal. We are finally comfortable enough with the diagnosis of Tourette's Syndrome and BiPolar (BP) and have had a CAAT scan, EEG, blood tests and have a BiPolar (BP) Specialist who is closely monitoring things. It has been two days on the medication and so far, so good. We are in a good place right now. We have excellent medical support!! The Tourettes Clinic which he goes to is the best! We see the Tourette's Syndrome Occupational Therapist, the Tourette's Syndrome Specialist, and the psychiatric who is part of the team and coaches us on how to implement the Explosive Child techniques. We get to go to her every 2 weeks and give her scenarios that have happened and ask how we could do things better using the CPS model. Everyone on the team speaks the same language, gives us consistent advice and is there for us. Ahhhhh, I am so happy. difficult child is doing much better these days. He is happier, explosive at times but we know what to do and most of all, we aren't questioning ourselves the way we used to. We know it is not our fault, it has finally sunk in. We have enough professionals who tell us that regularly. I am still not ready to go off the Celexa myself, because it is all still emotionally very difficult but I will get there. The school is still causing us a lot of stress because they just don't get it and have no interest in learning. They don't accept his diagnosis and still think it is our fault for not being firm enough but I am trying to just survive the next 4 months. He will go to a great school in September. That's it for now. Andrea [/QUOTE]
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