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<blockquote data-quote="wakeupcall" data-source="post: 236501" data-attributes="member: 2287"><p>Oh my, you've been through the mill, haven't you? Been there, done that. My difficult child was a handful when he was a toddler.....I mean, he's STILL a handful. He doesn't have a diagnosis of bipolar because none of his doctor's want to go that far. I don't care what they call it. He acted exactly like your child, exactly. To this day, he does very well in school (though he's in a small social development class in the 7th grade) and it's war the minute he hits the door when the bus drops him off. (By the way, he's now 13.) We went to Texas Children's Hospital when he was in the third grade....actually didn't get much out of it if you can believe it. There's no doubt that he's ADHD and stims help that beyond belief, but there's more wrong and I don't know that I agree with the diagnosis. He's on Focalin XR, Lithium and just went off of Abilify. Abilify caused weight gain though you'll not read that as a side effect. Oddly enough right now it seems like the surge in hormones is helping him be a little more tolerable. He only has one friend and he's extremely immature. He still sits outside and plays with tech decks on the sidewalk. He's afraid of being alone and showers with the door open. He has always had tactile issues and to this day, drags around a blanket when it's just us at home. He drags it to the breakfast table every morning to wrap around him while he eats (if I can convince him to eat anything at that hour)....and we live in south Texas where it is NOT cold.</p><p></p><p>The best advice I think I would give you is to let some things just go. I rarely go off the deep end over his trashed room anymore (and I'm an impeccable housekeeper). He does no homework (and still has good grades) because it was a battle ground. Our children have to have a SAFE place and I was determined to make that home if I could. He holds it together at school all day and when school is over, he can't hold it in anymore, thus the bad behavior when he gets home. Battling over homework was getting him no where except to destroy our relationship.</p><p></p><p>These difficult child's are very, very difficult. I worry what will happen to him as an adult if he can't learn to control his impulses. He's been on medications since he was 4 and in therapy starting at 4. We quit therapy less than a year ago, for the time being. We were getting nowhere all of a sudden. My difficult child's self-esteem was beaten down terribly in elementary school and we've spent a LOT of time trying to build him back up. I wish I'd known then what I know now.</p><p></p><p>It takes strong parents to parent these children.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wakeupcall, post: 236501, member: 2287"] Oh my, you've been through the mill, haven't you? Been there, done that. My difficult child was a handful when he was a toddler.....I mean, he's STILL a handful. He doesn't have a diagnosis of bipolar because none of his doctor's want to go that far. I don't care what they call it. He acted exactly like your child, exactly. To this day, he does very well in school (though he's in a small social development class in the 7th grade) and it's war the minute he hits the door when the bus drops him off. (By the way, he's now 13.) We went to Texas Children's Hospital when he was in the third grade....actually didn't get much out of it if you can believe it. There's no doubt that he's ADHD and stims help that beyond belief, but there's more wrong and I don't know that I agree with the diagnosis. He's on Focalin XR, Lithium and just went off of Abilify. Abilify caused weight gain though you'll not read that as a side effect. Oddly enough right now it seems like the surge in hormones is helping him be a little more tolerable. He only has one friend and he's extremely immature. He still sits outside and plays with tech decks on the sidewalk. He's afraid of being alone and showers with the door open. He has always had tactile issues and to this day, drags around a blanket when it's just us at home. He drags it to the breakfast table every morning to wrap around him while he eats (if I can convince him to eat anything at that hour)....and we live in south Texas where it is NOT cold. The best advice I think I would give you is to let some things just go. I rarely go off the deep end over his trashed room anymore (and I'm an impeccable housekeeper). He does no homework (and still has good grades) because it was a battle ground. Our children have to have a SAFE place and I was determined to make that home if I could. He holds it together at school all day and when school is over, he can't hold it in anymore, thus the bad behavior when he gets home. Battling over homework was getting him no where except to destroy our relationship. These difficult child's are very, very difficult. I worry what will happen to him as an adult if he can't learn to control his impulses. He's been on medications since he was 4 and in therapy starting at 4. We quit therapy less than a year ago, for the time being. We were getting nowhere all of a sudden. My difficult child's self-esteem was beaten down terribly in elementary school and we've spent a LOT of time trying to build him back up. I wish I'd known then what I know now. It takes strong parents to parent these children. [/QUOTE]
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