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<blockquote data-quote="Mikey" data-source="post: 144310" data-attributes="member: 3579"><p>Hi Joelle. I don't normally post over here, but it sounds like you're in a bit of a pickle. To me, it sounds strange that your child's outbursts seem to be situational, or somehow triggered. I wouldn't even begin to guess at what's going on, but things that come to mind are allergens present in your home (or in certain foods you only serve at home), situational issues (such as fears of certain areas of your house, or certain situations in your home). I don't know, it just sounds a bit strange.</p><p></p><p>When McWeedy was much younger (4-5), he had problems with anger and defiance - wouldn't sit down, wouldn't get into his carseat, wouldn't stay with the rest of the children on the playground, etc. And when he was crossed in one of these situations, it was (like you said) a "light switch going off", and he turned into a howling maniac.</p><p></p><p>Ultimately, for us it turned out that McW was developmentally delayed in speech. His inability to communicate his desires (or react to what adults were doing with him) keyed him to a high sense of frustration, and a very low trigger threshold for outbursts. It took a year of working with a speech pathologist to get him over that particular issue.</p><p></p><p>But, like I said, that's just me and my family, and at the beginning if you'd told me that his defiance and outbursts (at that time) were linked to delayed speech, I would have thought you were off-kilter. But, not now.</p><p></p><p>So, with your child, I think that you're on the right track. Start by seeing a doctor, and try to (a) find some commonalities in the situations where your child has problems, and (b) rule out any immediately visible/discoverable problems. And keep your mind and options open to a wider set of issues than strictly medical as well. Ultimately, it was the school nurse at the elementary school who recommended a pediatric psychiatric/neuro, who then recognized the problem and sent us in the right direction. His doctor, after two months, hadn't picked up on the fact.</p><p></p><p>Good luck to you and your child. Starting early to help them with any issues they have is the best possible thing you could do.</p><p></p><p>Ciao,</p><p></p><p>Mikey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikey, post: 144310, member: 3579"] Hi Joelle. I don't normally post over here, but it sounds like you're in a bit of a pickle. To me, it sounds strange that your child's outbursts seem to be situational, or somehow triggered. I wouldn't even begin to guess at what's going on, but things that come to mind are allergens present in your home (or in certain foods you only serve at home), situational issues (such as fears of certain areas of your house, or certain situations in your home). I don't know, it just sounds a bit strange. When McWeedy was much younger (4-5), he had problems with anger and defiance - wouldn't sit down, wouldn't get into his carseat, wouldn't stay with the rest of the children on the playground, etc. And when he was crossed in one of these situations, it was (like you said) a "light switch going off", and he turned into a howling maniac. Ultimately, for us it turned out that McW was developmentally delayed in speech. His inability to communicate his desires (or react to what adults were doing with him) keyed him to a high sense of frustration, and a very low trigger threshold for outbursts. It took a year of working with a speech pathologist to get him over that particular issue. But, like I said, that's just me and my family, and at the beginning if you'd told me that his defiance and outbursts (at that time) were linked to delayed speech, I would have thought you were off-kilter. But, not now. So, with your child, I think that you're on the right track. Start by seeing a doctor, and try to (a) find some commonalities in the situations where your child has problems, and (b) rule out any immediately visible/discoverable problems. And keep your mind and options open to a wider set of issues than strictly medical as well. Ultimately, it was the school nurse at the elementary school who recommended a pediatric psychiatric/neuro, who then recognized the problem and sent us in the right direction. His doctor, after two months, hadn't picked up on the fact. Good luck to you and your child. Starting early to help them with any issues they have is the best possible thing you could do. Ciao, Mikey [/QUOTE]
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