SearchingForRainbows
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difficult child 1 is bipolar (also an Aspie). When he was younger, before we knew he had bipolar, his moods changed rapidly. He would get "hyper" and silly one minute, and the next he would be raging. His rages could last for hours on end. When he was "hyper" and silly, he acted much younger than his chronological age.
It was impossible to predict how he would be from one minute to the next. Life was absolute HE77!!! He never seemed to show any signs of depression, at least what I thought was depression at the time. His moods were just all over the place. In school, many of his teachers thought he had ODD and ADHD.
We were lucky because the first drug he was given was a mood stabilizer. He has never been on an antidepressant. It is so frustrating when you want and need answers immediately and it takes so long to get the correct diagnosis. I remember barely being able to think of anything else - difficult child 1 would be the first thing on my mind when I woke up in the morning and the last thing on my mind when I went to bed. I remember many sleepless nights.
The others have already given you excellent advice. I just want you to know I'm thinking of you and your difficult child. I hope you get the answers you need soon!!! WFEN
It was impossible to predict how he would be from one minute to the next. Life was absolute HE77!!! He never seemed to show any signs of depression, at least what I thought was depression at the time. His moods were just all over the place. In school, many of his teachers thought he had ODD and ADHD.
We were lucky because the first drug he was given was a mood stabilizer. He has never been on an antidepressant. It is so frustrating when you want and need answers immediately and it takes so long to get the correct diagnosis. I remember barely being able to think of anything else - difficult child 1 would be the first thing on my mind when I woke up in the morning and the last thing on my mind when I went to bed. I remember many sleepless nights.
The others have already given you excellent advice. I just want you to know I'm thinking of you and your difficult child. I hope you get the answers you need soon!!! WFEN