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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 253008" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Hi and Welcome!! I am so glad you found us, but sorry you needed to, Know what I mean??</p><p>Go easy on yourself. You are NOT to blame for your child's behavior. You may contribute to some of it, or not handle it in a way that works for you all, but it sure doesn't make you a bad mom.</p><p></p><p>Bad moms don't find this site. They are not interested in helping their kids because they don't care! </p><p></p><p>You found this site. You are paying attention to what your son does, how he does it, and trying to learn WHY. You are trying to find more effective ways of parenting him!</p><p></p><p>This makes you a WONDERFUL MOM! </p><p></p><p>I would have him tested by the neuropsychologist. I have a strong bias against ANY doctor the pediatrician says is "THE BEST" at identifying kids on teh autistic spectrum or any other diagnosis. Usually the doctor is rude, makes up his mind after only spending a few minutes with you, and won't change his mind no matter what. They usually are not docs who are going to be very helpful.</p><p></p><p>That is JUST my opinion. It is what I have gone through with our docs (even docs for me! I was told the "pain mgmt doctor" in my small town is the BEST in the STATE for pain mgmt. I went in to see him with over 15 years of records of fibromyalgia and arthritis. Most of the 10 minutes he spent was taken up writing DRUG ADDICT all over the file - inside AND out! so I have a real bias here!).</p><p></p><p>I think seeing a neuropsychologist would be very helpful, and then seeing a developmental pediatrician or a child and adolescent certified psychiatrist to help with medications, AND a psychologist of some kind to help YOU become a better parent and deal with all the demands of having a difficult child.</p><p></p><p>I would also have a PRIVATE occupational therapy evaluation for sensory integration disorder (Sensory Integration Disorder (SID)). Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) can cause a LOT of problems. It can also be helped in many fun, non-medication ways. One way is brushing. A soft brush, like a surgical scrub brush is rubbed over the child's body (on top of clothes OR bare skin) in a certain pattern. It is also combined with joint compressions. It MUST be taught by an Occupational Therapist (OT). If not done correctly it can make the child very ill. Done correctly it helps REWIRE the BRAIN to handle the sensory input in a better way.</p><p></p><p>I would not trust a school evaluation for this. The school generally ONLY looks for ways that these problems effect academics. They don't look to see how it effect his entire life. A private evaluation will look at his whole life.</p><p></p><p>You can read about Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) in the following 2 books: The Out Of Sync Child and The Out of Sync Child Has Fun. Both are by Carol Kranowitz. The first book tells you all about Sensory Integration Disorder (SID). It is excellent. The second book has activities you can do at home to help various problems. They usually have ways to do the activities with stuff you ahve at home, or they tell you how to get what you need affordably.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I hope you hang around and explore all the forums here. </p><p></p><p>Welcome!</p><p></p><p>Susie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 253008, member: 1233"] Hi and Welcome!! I am so glad you found us, but sorry you needed to, Know what I mean?? Go easy on yourself. You are NOT to blame for your child's behavior. You may contribute to some of it, or not handle it in a way that works for you all, but it sure doesn't make you a bad mom. Bad moms don't find this site. They are not interested in helping their kids because they don't care! You found this site. You are paying attention to what your son does, how he does it, and trying to learn WHY. You are trying to find more effective ways of parenting him! This makes you a WONDERFUL MOM! I would have him tested by the neuropsychologist. I have a strong bias against ANY doctor the pediatrician says is "THE BEST" at identifying kids on teh autistic spectrum or any other diagnosis. Usually the doctor is rude, makes up his mind after only spending a few minutes with you, and won't change his mind no matter what. They usually are not docs who are going to be very helpful. That is JUST my opinion. It is what I have gone through with our docs (even docs for me! I was told the "pain mgmt doctor" in my small town is the BEST in the STATE for pain mgmt. I went in to see him with over 15 years of records of fibromyalgia and arthritis. Most of the 10 minutes he spent was taken up writing DRUG ADDICT all over the file - inside AND out! so I have a real bias here!). I think seeing a neuropsychologist would be very helpful, and then seeing a developmental pediatrician or a child and adolescent certified psychiatrist to help with medications, AND a psychologist of some kind to help YOU become a better parent and deal with all the demands of having a difficult child. I would also have a PRIVATE occupational therapy evaluation for sensory integration disorder (Sensory Integration Disorder (SID)). Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) can cause a LOT of problems. It can also be helped in many fun, non-medication ways. One way is brushing. A soft brush, like a surgical scrub brush is rubbed over the child's body (on top of clothes OR bare skin) in a certain pattern. It is also combined with joint compressions. It MUST be taught by an Occupational Therapist (OT). If not done correctly it can make the child very ill. Done correctly it helps REWIRE the BRAIN to handle the sensory input in a better way. I would not trust a school evaluation for this. The school generally ONLY looks for ways that these problems effect academics. They don't look to see how it effect his entire life. A private evaluation will look at his whole life. You can read about Sensory Integration Disorder (SID) in the following 2 books: The Out Of Sync Child and The Out of Sync Child Has Fun. Both are by Carol Kranowitz. The first book tells you all about Sensory Integration Disorder (SID). It is excellent. The second book has activities you can do at home to help various problems. They usually have ways to do the activities with stuff you ahve at home, or they tell you how to get what you need affordably. Anyway, I hope you hang around and explore all the forums here. Welcome! Susie [/QUOTE]
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