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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 320426" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Welcome, and I am glad you found us - but very sorry you need us, Know what I mean??</p><p></p><p>It is good to be proactive. Some docs will want to label you a worrier, or say that you are trying to find problems and if you relax it will all be OK.</p><p></p><p>When a doctor does this, find a new one. You are new to these kids, relatively speaking, but you are their mom. You have finely tuned instincts that kicked into gear when you adopted them, when you took them into your arms and heart.</p><p></p><p>These instincts will be your number one guide. Nurture them, trust them, believe in them. As a mom, the only times I made really huge mistakes were when I went against my instincts. </p><p></p><p>It is highly likely that your children have been exposed to alcohol in utero. When the other drugs get hard to find an addict can find alcohol to help numb the problems quite easily. </p><p></p><p>You really need to find an expert in fetal alcohol syndrome. There is a problem called fetal alcohol effect, or Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE). It is pretty ugly, and heartbreaking. Then there is a spectrum of problems called Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), or fetal alcohol spectrum, which means they may ahve any of a wide range of problems to varying degrees. Both require the close care and early intervention of specialists. The more you do NOW, while they are young, the better they will be as adults. You have to work to develop their brain now, while it is really developing, as much as possible. ( I may have the initials reversed. Midwest Mom would have them correct, if I have mixed them up.)</p><p></p><p>I am not sure why they did a "run of MRI" or what that is. Did they do just one brain MRI, was it a series of them? Or something else? Why didn't they do EEGs? Normally a pediatric neurologist will do a sleep deprived EEG to check for seizures. That is usually the first step. </p><p></p><p>I would find a new pediatrician, one who doesn't want to "wait and see". You don't have time for that. I know it sounds bad, said that way, but it is true. You are losing valuable, precious beyond measure time to help them develop properly.</p><p></p><p>then find developmental pediatricians to help figure out the Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE)/Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) problems and what other problems are there.</p><p></p><p>You want a pediatrician. neurologist to check for seizures (these sound much like absence seizures), and an Occupational Therapist (OT) to check for sensory integration problems and proper muscle development. </p><p></p><p>in my opinion the Occupational Therapist (OT) is one to really push hard on ASAP. It won't take as long to get in, and esp if there are sensory integration problems you can really change how their brain works with some simple, painless techniques like brushing therapy.</p><p></p><p>Look at your adoption decree to see what supports are there. Call the county to see who does early intervention screenings. Go ahead and contact Head Start. They will have a LOT of things to offer, at least ours does. </p><p></p><p>The more you do NOW, the better off the family will be later. Sadly chances are high that the kids will have problems. I am really sorry about that. But they are special and lovable and will teach you more about life and about what really matters in the long run than anything else in life could teach you.</p><p></p><p>Stick around, check out the archives. There is a LOT of support, help and love here. </p><p></p><p>It is a good idea to start a Parent Report. It is a document that has all the info for each child in 1 place, something you can copy all or part of and give to doctors. Here is the link to an outline parents here worked out: <a href="http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10" target="_blank">http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 320426, member: 1233"] Welcome, and I am glad you found us - but very sorry you need us, Know what I mean?? It is good to be proactive. Some docs will want to label you a worrier, or say that you are trying to find problems and if you relax it will all be OK. When a doctor does this, find a new one. You are new to these kids, relatively speaking, but you are their mom. You have finely tuned instincts that kicked into gear when you adopted them, when you took them into your arms and heart. These instincts will be your number one guide. Nurture them, trust them, believe in them. As a mom, the only times I made really huge mistakes were when I went against my instincts. It is highly likely that your children have been exposed to alcohol in utero. When the other drugs get hard to find an addict can find alcohol to help numb the problems quite easily. You really need to find an expert in fetal alcohol syndrome. There is a problem called fetal alcohol effect, or Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE). It is pretty ugly, and heartbreaking. Then there is a spectrum of problems called Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), or fetal alcohol spectrum, which means they may ahve any of a wide range of problems to varying degrees. Both require the close care and early intervention of specialists. The more you do NOW, while they are young, the better they will be as adults. You have to work to develop their brain now, while it is really developing, as much as possible. ( I may have the initials reversed. Midwest Mom would have them correct, if I have mixed them up.) I am not sure why they did a "run of MRI" or what that is. Did they do just one brain MRI, was it a series of them? Or something else? Why didn't they do EEGs? Normally a pediatric neurologist will do a sleep deprived EEG to check for seizures. That is usually the first step. I would find a new pediatrician, one who doesn't want to "wait and see". You don't have time for that. I know it sounds bad, said that way, but it is true. You are losing valuable, precious beyond measure time to help them develop properly. then find developmental pediatricians to help figure out the Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE)/Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) problems and what other problems are there. You want a pediatrician. neurologist to check for seizures (these sound much like absence seizures), and an Occupational Therapist (OT) to check for sensory integration problems and proper muscle development. in my opinion the Occupational Therapist (OT) is one to really push hard on ASAP. It won't take as long to get in, and esp if there are sensory integration problems you can really change how their brain works with some simple, painless techniques like brushing therapy. Look at your adoption decree to see what supports are there. Call the county to see who does early intervention screenings. Go ahead and contact Head Start. They will have a LOT of things to offer, at least ours does. The more you do NOW, the better off the family will be later. Sadly chances are high that the kids will have problems. I am really sorry about that. But they are special and lovable and will teach you more about life and about what really matters in the long run than anything else in life could teach you. Stick around, check out the archives. There is a LOT of support, help and love here. It is a good idea to start a Parent Report. It is a document that has all the info for each child in 1 place, something you can copy all or part of and give to doctors. Here is the link to an outline parents here worked out: [url]http://www.conductdisorders.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10[/url] [/QUOTE]
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