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<blockquote data-quote="stressbunny" data-source="post: 606082"><p>It's complicated, for sure. JT has always been <u>extremely </u>hyper and inattentive. He is like this every day, and it never changes. He has grandiose fantasies about himself; that he is superior, gifted, and above most people. He really believes he is smarter than just about everybody, and therefore, he doesn't respect anyone but himself (read no empathy), and maybe certain other "special" people. Rules and expectations mean nothing to him because he is always justified in breaking them for his own reasons. He is special. This comes across as very narcissistic. Though, I see how this may seem manic, I do not think he has bipolar. I realize there are variations of bipolar and that it manifests differently in different people, but JT does not have mood shifts or depression (no episodes; only constant behaviors). There has been no change in his demeanor or attitudes since childhood. If anything, he is in a good-natured mood most of the time, as long as no one requires anything of him or holds him accountable. Without his medication, he is unable to focus, and he has tried going off of it numerous times. Each time, he said that he couldn't manage without and that he needed the Concerta and feels better while taking it.</p><p></p><p>I read an article recently about the fact that infants and toddlers who are not properly nurtured fail to develop a normal pre-frontal cortex and amygdala. These areas are responsible for planning, impulse control, and cause-and-effect thinking, along with emotions, and morality. I do wonder if the neglect caused some sort of brain/neurological defects early on in his life. I also wonder about pre-natal drug/alcohol exposure. I doubt I'll ever have all of the answers. But I do know that it's complicated, and there seems to be layers to the problem; overlapping layers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stressbunny, post: 606082"] It's complicated, for sure. JT has always been [U]extremely [/U]hyper and inattentive. He is like this every day, and it never changes. He has grandiose fantasies about himself; that he is superior, gifted, and above most people. He really believes he is smarter than just about everybody, and therefore, he doesn't respect anyone but himself (read no empathy), and maybe certain other "special" people. Rules and expectations mean nothing to him because he is always justified in breaking them for his own reasons. He is special. This comes across as very narcissistic. Though, I see how this may seem manic, I do not think he has bipolar. I realize there are variations of bipolar and that it manifests differently in different people, but JT does not have mood shifts or depression (no episodes; only constant behaviors). There has been no change in his demeanor or attitudes since childhood. If anything, he is in a good-natured mood most of the time, as long as no one requires anything of him or holds him accountable. Without his medication, he is unable to focus, and he has tried going off of it numerous times. Each time, he said that he couldn't manage without and that he needed the Concerta and feels better while taking it. I read an article recently about the fact that infants and toddlers who are not properly nurtured fail to develop a normal pre-frontal cortex and amygdala. These areas are responsible for planning, impulse control, and cause-and-effect thinking, along with emotions, and morality. I do wonder if the neglect caused some sort of brain/neurological defects early on in his life. I also wonder about pre-natal drug/alcohol exposure. I doubt I'll ever have all of the answers. But I do know that it's complicated, and there seems to be layers to the problem; overlapping layers. [/QUOTE]
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