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<blockquote data-quote="ch574" data-source="post: 252798" data-attributes="member: 6994"><p>Thanks for the acronym list (that helps a lot!).</p><p> </p><p>Rhonda, thanks for the additional book suggestion (I will get it), and for the advice about knowing how to pick my battles. That's my biggest problem, and part of why I believe he's like this. My parents were incredibly authoritarian, and I instead of calmly looking at WHY my son is exploding, I can only see the fact that he's defying me. I absolutely lost my mind on him last night... over a bath. He wanted a bath. The problem was that he wanted it immediately, and I wanted him to wait an hour so it would be closer to bedtime. Why didn't I just give him the flipping bath?? It's not like I was doing anything else critical at that moment. But no... I engaged him in the power struggle, and it ended with him throwing things and me just completely losing my temper. Things have been fine this morning, but I feel like the world's worst mom right now.</p><p> </p><p>SRL - thanks again for your continued support. I am pretty confident about difficult child (the best acronym ever... I cried when I saw it because it was a nice reset in my brain for how I've been thinking of my son these past few days!!) not being on the spectrum any more than the ADHD/ODD bit. I have an appointment now with a psychologist in our area who works out of a child and family development center. I do feel a little better having just spoken to them on the phone. The nurse seemed to understand and was very familiar with all the things I described. This guy's approach is more parent based... to give me things I can do at home, which is what I was hoping for. They also have a pediatric neurologist, psychiatrist, and other professionals on staff. For the moment, I feel relief at the idea of a spot for "one-stop-shopping." </p><p> </p><p>And in the meantime, this site is keeping me sane... I am incredibly thankful to the creators for providing this lifeline, and for the members who take time to respond to questions I'm sure get asked all the time!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ch574, post: 252798, member: 6994"] Thanks for the acronym list (that helps a lot!). Rhonda, thanks for the additional book suggestion (I will get it), and for the advice about knowing how to pick my battles. That's my biggest problem, and part of why I believe he's like this. My parents were incredibly authoritarian, and I instead of calmly looking at WHY my son is exploding, I can only see the fact that he's defying me. I absolutely lost my mind on him last night... over a bath. He wanted a bath. The problem was that he wanted it immediately, and I wanted him to wait an hour so it would be closer to bedtime. Why didn't I just give him the flipping bath?? It's not like I was doing anything else critical at that moment. But no... I engaged him in the power struggle, and it ended with him throwing things and me just completely losing my temper. Things have been fine this morning, but I feel like the world's worst mom right now. SRL - thanks again for your continued support. I am pretty confident about difficult child (the best acronym ever... I cried when I saw it because it was a nice reset in my brain for how I've been thinking of my son these past few days!!) not being on the spectrum any more than the ADHD/ODD bit. I have an appointment now with a psychologist in our area who works out of a child and family development center. I do feel a little better having just spoken to them on the phone. The nurse seemed to understand and was very familiar with all the things I described. This guy's approach is more parent based... to give me things I can do at home, which is what I was hoping for. They also have a pediatric neurologist, psychiatrist, and other professionals on staff. For the moment, I feel relief at the idea of a spot for "one-stop-shopping." And in the meantime, this site is keeping me sane... I am incredibly thankful to the creators for providing this lifeline, and for the members who take time to respond to questions I'm sure get asked all the time!! [/QUOTE]
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