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15 Yr Old Son: 1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back
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<blockquote data-quote="Deni D" data-source="post: 741437" data-attributes="member: 22840"><p>Hi ifpo76, hope you’re hanging in there. My son is Bipolar, diagnosed with Mood Disorder Not Otherwise Specified when he was very young. Home was so much easier with mine also but because just like you I made the environment calm and structured.</p><p></p><p>I read the psychiatrist is trying Depakote. That’s for mood disorders and seizures, which I’m sure you know. I’m guessing that’s why your son’s psychiatrist is trying it. If you haven’t called his psychiatrist to get him back in it would probably be a good idea, or maybe just give the psychiatrist a call to discuss the recent events. Just to let you know, just because the Depakote doesn’t seem to be working it doesn’t mean the psychiatrist will change it just yet. If it’s going to help him they would want him on it for a month at least at his current dose probably. And also it doesn’t mean that Lithium or something else won’t work. The constant bloodwork was a pain when my son was on it but because it worked for him it was worth it. This of course in your son’s case assumes he actually is Bipolar.</p><p></p><p>Just from what you posted about your son it sounds like he has sensory issues. Too much input and not enough structure stresses him out. And it sounds like he has a problem with self-regulation, not being able to calm himself down. Right about now you are probably saying to yourself “ya-think?” </p><p></p><p>But I’m bringing this up because school and sports tend to put young people who get stressed out easily in situations they can’t handle. Your son’s school does sound pretty darn good with bringing him around after an episode. But the thing is unless he gets to a place where he can keep his cool, them helping him after the fact doesn’t really help him to learn to deal with stressors. It would be better if he had agreements in place where he could request to time himself out before he reaches his limit and real therapy. And with that, like others, I’m going to suggest you get the IEP ball rolling, because it seems he needs more support than he’s getting, even though they are doing much more than my son had in public school. With his history he would easily qualify for an IEP. I got an education advocate for my son when he was very young, because our local school system was cluster for special needs. The advocate I got was private, I paid her, she was worth her weight in gold. My son was placed in an out of district school for higher IQ, emotionally liable children. It was not a school the local school district recommended, their recommendations were lower cost schools for street smart deviants. If you get an advocate they can help you come up with a list of what he needs to be able to attend to schoolwork and make it through the day successfully.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deni D, post: 741437, member: 22840"] Hi ifpo76, hope you’re hanging in there. My son is Bipolar, diagnosed with Mood Disorder Not Otherwise Specified when he was very young. Home was so much easier with mine also but because just like you I made the environment calm and structured. I read the psychiatrist is trying Depakote. That’s for mood disorders and seizures, which I’m sure you know. I’m guessing that’s why your son’s psychiatrist is trying it. If you haven’t called his psychiatrist to get him back in it would probably be a good idea, or maybe just give the psychiatrist a call to discuss the recent events. Just to let you know, just because the Depakote doesn’t seem to be working it doesn’t mean the psychiatrist will change it just yet. If it’s going to help him they would want him on it for a month at least at his current dose probably. And also it doesn’t mean that Lithium or something else won’t work. The constant bloodwork was a pain when my son was on it but because it worked for him it was worth it. This of course in your son’s case assumes he actually is Bipolar. Just from what you posted about your son it sounds like he has sensory issues. Too much input and not enough structure stresses him out. And it sounds like he has a problem with self-regulation, not being able to calm himself down. Right about now you are probably saying to yourself “ya-think?” But I’m bringing this up because school and sports tend to put young people who get stressed out easily in situations they can’t handle. Your son’s school does sound pretty darn good with bringing him around after an episode. But the thing is unless he gets to a place where he can keep his cool, them helping him after the fact doesn’t really help him to learn to deal with stressors. It would be better if he had agreements in place where he could request to time himself out before he reaches his limit and real therapy. And with that, like others, I’m going to suggest you get the IEP ball rolling, because it seems he needs more support than he’s getting, even though they are doing much more than my son had in public school. With his history he would easily qualify for an IEP. I got an education advocate for my son when he was very young, because our local school system was cluster for special needs. The advocate I got was private, I paid her, she was worth her weight in gold. My son was placed in an out of district school for higher IQ, emotionally liable children. It was not a school the local school district recommended, their recommendations were lower cost schools for street smart deviants. If you get an advocate they can help you come up with a list of what he needs to be able to attend to schoolwork and make it through the day successfully. [/QUOTE]
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