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What goes on in the head of a difficult child?
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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 167337" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>My son has always had major issues with the doctor and dentist. In fact, he didn't have a dental cleaning for three years (he refused to sit in the chair), and he was severely behind in his immunizations. The last time he had blood drawn (last August), he was under sedation for an MRI at a children's hospital.</p><p> </p><p>He, too, has sensory issues and a severe anxiety disorder (no Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)). We understand why is he afraid of medical personnel -- he experienced far too many ear infections as an infant and toddler and had his tonsils out at age 4 after developing chronic tonisillitis with high fevers. As his mood issues worsened in the last few years, teeth brushing and showers definitely fell into Basket C.</p><p> </p><p>But I have to tell you that we've made tremendous progress since his medications were straightened out after attending a day treatment program for 6 weeks last winter. Seroquel has helped temper his anxiety tremendously. Three weeks ago he went to the dentist for a cleaning. And two weeks ago he was able to tolerate two immunizations. He still doesn't <em>like </em>to brush his teeth or take showers, but he's definitely doing them with more regularity.</p><p> </p><p>He's still not doing that great in school -- that's our next project -- but he's so much easier to live with at home. I'll take that any day!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 167337, member: 2423"] My son has always had major issues with the doctor and dentist. In fact, he didn't have a dental cleaning for three years (he refused to sit in the chair), and he was severely behind in his immunizations. The last time he had blood drawn (last August), he was under sedation for an MRI at a children's hospital. He, too, has sensory issues and a severe anxiety disorder (no Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)). We understand why is he afraid of medical personnel -- he experienced far too many ear infections as an infant and toddler and had his tonsils out at age 4 after developing chronic tonisillitis with high fevers. As his mood issues worsened in the last few years, teeth brushing and showers definitely fell into Basket C. But I have to tell you that we've made tremendous progress since his medications were straightened out after attending a day treatment program for 6 weeks last winter. Seroquel has helped temper his anxiety tremendously. Three weeks ago he went to the dentist for a cleaning. And two weeks ago he was able to tolerate two immunizations. He still doesn't [I]like [/I]to brush his teeth or take showers, but he's definitely doing them with more regularity. He's still not doing that great in school -- that's our next project -- but he's so much easier to live with at home. I'll take that any day! [/QUOTE]
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