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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 467544" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Welcome! this is the right place. First off, she is NOT too young for bipolar. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE get a copy of "the bipolar child" by Papalous and read it. It really gives a great picture of early onset bipolar (eopb) and how it works in the brain and how it can be treated and what medications will and won't work.</p><p></p><p>Start keeping track of her moods, when she rages, etc.... Also consider that food allergies can cause some of this. It isn't that hard to do a gluten free/casein free diet for a few weeks, our allergest said to do it for at least a month and pref 6 weeks and then add a small amt of either gluten or casein back for a week and see if her behavior changes with it. there are parents here who have had HUGE changes when they removed these from their children's and their own diet. I can't say it is the most or least probable cause, but it IS something you can do with-o a psychiatrist (psychiatrist). It is not that hard now because it is far more mainstream than it ever was before.</p><p></p><p>We also urge you to read "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene and "What your Explosive Child is Trying to Tell you" by doug Riley. If you search this board for the 2nd of those books, the author has come here and posted about it to get some opinions on it and give some of his own. I am pretty sure his name is doug riley. SOrry about the capitalization, my hands aer not working very well tonight.</p><p></p><p>As for medications, there are others that they can try if you want her off of abilify. What exams and tests has she had? We recommend seeing a neuropsychologist for a complete battery of tests as well as seeing an Occupational Therapist (OT) for possible sensory issues (I have a lot of them and they can totally drive you out of your mind.), audiologist and speech pathologist for issues in those areas. It is a bit of a nuisance to get all the tests done, but she needs them and tehy will help figure out what the problem really is and how to help her learn to cope. Does she have an IEP at school? in my opinion that would be a very good thing.</p><p></p><p>Again, Welcome! Others will post soon, I am sure!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 467544, member: 1233"] Welcome! this is the right place. First off, she is NOT too young for bipolar. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE get a copy of "the bipolar child" by Papalous and read it. It really gives a great picture of early onset bipolar (eopb) and how it works in the brain and how it can be treated and what medications will and won't work. Start keeping track of her moods, when she rages, etc.... Also consider that food allergies can cause some of this. It isn't that hard to do a gluten free/casein free diet for a few weeks, our allergest said to do it for at least a month and pref 6 weeks and then add a small amt of either gluten or casein back for a week and see if her behavior changes with it. there are parents here who have had HUGE changes when they removed these from their children's and their own diet. I can't say it is the most or least probable cause, but it IS something you can do with-o a psychiatrist (psychiatrist). It is not that hard now because it is far more mainstream than it ever was before. We also urge you to read "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene and "What your Explosive Child is Trying to Tell you" by doug Riley. If you search this board for the 2nd of those books, the author has come here and posted about it to get some opinions on it and give some of his own. I am pretty sure his name is doug riley. SOrry about the capitalization, my hands aer not working very well tonight. As for medications, there are others that they can try if you want her off of abilify. What exams and tests has she had? We recommend seeing a neuropsychologist for a complete battery of tests as well as seeing an Occupational Therapist (OT) for possible sensory issues (I have a lot of them and they can totally drive you out of your mind.), audiologist and speech pathologist for issues in those areas. It is a bit of a nuisance to get all the tests done, but she needs them and tehy will help figure out what the problem really is and how to help her learn to cope. Does she have an IEP at school? in my opinion that would be a very good thing. Again, Welcome! Others will post soon, I am sure! [/QUOTE]
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