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4 yr old behaviour - disorder or "borderline" ?
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<blockquote data-quote="mollymalone" data-source="post: 87532" data-attributes="member: 4212"><p>Thanks for your response MidwestMom.</p><p></p><p>The thing is that deep down, I honestly don't think she fits into any of the labels, since she does not display most of the symptoms consistently. Also, when you look at her and compare her with all her friends, she looks just like them. Body language, facial expression, the way she talks and interacts most of the time. I've looked at every single neuro disorders, and the one you are probably thinking of is Autism Spectrum - Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). I can say that the only persistent negative thing she does is shouting and having no empathy when people get hurt. Otherwise, she is a happy normal child who can play with others and is extremely articulate. If I can sum it up, during the day, she is a good girl 99% of the time. What makes it challenging is that the 1% she is bad, she is BAD. So I think the "badness" over-rides the "good", and I tend to forget how normal she could be. And this "bad" period is just so explosive that people might look at her and think, "what the....." if you know what I mean.</p><p></p><p>I know what you are thinking - why post here when I think there's nothing wrong with her. The answer is that I wanted to see if other mothers were in the same predicament as me - not knowing where to "draw the line" between completely normal and having a disorder. I wouldn't have posted on this board if I didn't have any concern, but I do need help in handling her behaviour. I ordered the book "Explosive Child", so I am looking forward to reading it.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the advice and info, this board is really helpful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mollymalone, post: 87532, member: 4212"] Thanks for your response MidwestMom. The thing is that deep down, I honestly don't think she fits into any of the labels, since she does not display most of the symptoms consistently. Also, when you look at her and compare her with all her friends, she looks just like them. Body language, facial expression, the way she talks and interacts most of the time. I've looked at every single neuro disorders, and the one you are probably thinking of is Autism Spectrum - Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). I can say that the only persistent negative thing she does is shouting and having no empathy when people get hurt. Otherwise, she is a happy normal child who can play with others and is extremely articulate. If I can sum it up, during the day, she is a good girl 99% of the time. What makes it challenging is that the 1% she is bad, she is BAD. So I think the "badness" over-rides the "good", and I tend to forget how normal she could be. And this "bad" period is just so explosive that people might look at her and think, "what the....." if you know what I mean. I know what you are thinking - why post here when I think there's nothing wrong with her. The answer is that I wanted to see if other mothers were in the same predicament as me - not knowing where to "draw the line" between completely normal and having a disorder. I wouldn't have posted on this board if I didn't have any concern, but I do need help in handling her behaviour. I ordered the book "Explosive Child", so I am looking forward to reading it. Thanks for the advice and info, this board is really helpful. [/QUOTE]
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