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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 36402" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Many kids with disorders just don't respond to conventional discipline, and spanking, in my opinion, just makes them worse, especially if they tend to act out. I'd buy Ross Green's "The Explosive Child." If your child has never seen a neuropsychologist, I'd want him to evaluate my child. If he has any Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)'s, these kids think so differently from "typical" kids that they require school intenventions to help them cope with a "typical" world or they may never learn how to navigate in a confusing world that they don't understand (which can definitely cause serious meltdowns, as they feel misunderstood yet usually can't express themselves, so they act out and scream). Beware that Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) can be mistaken for bipolar, although a child can have both. If so, both disorders need to be treated in their own ways. Severe SIDs are red flags for any sort of autism, from very high functioning to low functioning and a neuropsychologist will run all sorts of tests to see what's going on, including tests for ADHD and Learning Disability (LD) problems. I strongly recommend that sort of evaluation. Until then, I would NOT engage in power struggles with him, and would purchase the book ASAP. Hugs and good luck!</p><p>PS--Often kids, in the earlier stages of thier disorders, can hold their pent up explosions in when they are in public so we, their "safe" people can the worst of it. As the disorder progresses, assuming it isn't treated, sometimes they lose the ability to keep it in at all. Trying to get a correct diagnosis. is very important because every disorder has a different cause and a different treatment. I would certainly ask about the medications, if he did better before, but I would not forget aboutt he Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) aspect.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 36402, member: 1550"] Many kids with disorders just don't respond to conventional discipline, and spanking, in my opinion, just makes them worse, especially if they tend to act out. I'd buy Ross Green's "The Explosive Child." If your child has never seen a neuropsychologist, I'd want him to evaluate my child. If he has any Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)'s, these kids think so differently from "typical" kids that they require school intenventions to help them cope with a "typical" world or they may never learn how to navigate in a confusing world that they don't understand (which can definitely cause serious meltdowns, as they feel misunderstood yet usually can't express themselves, so they act out and scream). Beware that Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) can be mistaken for bipolar, although a child can have both. If so, both disorders need to be treated in their own ways. Severe SIDs are red flags for any sort of autism, from very high functioning to low functioning and a neuropsychologist will run all sorts of tests to see what's going on, including tests for ADHD and Learning Disability (LD) problems. I strongly recommend that sort of evaluation. Until then, I would NOT engage in power struggles with him, and would purchase the book ASAP. Hugs and good luck! PS--Often kids, in the earlier stages of thier disorders, can hold their pent up explosions in when they are in public so we, their "safe" people can the worst of it. As the disorder progresses, assuming it isn't treated, sometimes they lose the ability to keep it in at all. Trying to get a correct diagnosis. is very important because every disorder has a different cause and a different treatment. I would certainly ask about the medications, if he did better before, but I would not forget aboutt he Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) aspect. [/QUOTE]
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