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<blockquote data-quote="Sunshine1966" data-source="post: 91059" data-attributes="member: 4129"><p>Hi Angels,</p><p></p><p>I totally hear what your saying about trusting your gut and leaving medications for the last, last resort. Over the past year or so I have gone down lots of different paths in search for something that would help. I did have my difficult child seen by a naturopath and we pursued the Feingold Diet (getting rid of dyes, preservatives, junk in the diet), we added cod liver oil to our daily regime. I have had all sorts of input from Occupational Therapist (OT)/PT which I have tried. I basically have always told people that I am game for any advice or tips they could give me because I'm in search of anything that would help my son be happier in life. I got so tired of seeing him so frustrated and unhappy too many times.</p><p></p><p>I would wonder too about a psychopsychiatrist that admitted to knowing after only 5 min with your child. There is so much more to 'knowing' what is going on with a child and there are so many different avenues or areas to pursue to find out what's going on with that child. Put a child on medications almost makes me a nervous wreck inside because I'm watching things so closely and just don't want anything to hurt my child. I do, at the same time, hope for improvement in his life. It just broke my heart seeing his big crocodile tears of frustration so many times. It took me a long time to realize that it wasn't just my difficult child trying to drive me crazy on purpose. He doesn't get frustrated so easy because he wants to, he isn't overstimulated by big groups of people because he wants to be. Once I realized that and started thinking about what can I do for him to make things better or at least more manageable it was good. </p><p></p><p>I also asked God to give me a special love for my child. I had some really tough times when my son was telling me he hated me or didn't want to be around me, etc. He'd be screaming at me, or throwing some fit in a public place and I was just stressed beyond words. I am happy to say that since that difficult point when I just told God that I couldn't do this myself He has given me a love for my son that comes from deep within my heart and is more love than I thought I could ever have for someone. Its amazing actually. We parents go through so much with our children, any of our children, and its truly a learning experience and can be a life changing experience.</p><p></p><p>I saw Jenny McCarthy's interview on Oprah but I have not read the book. I have a best friend who has an autistic 7 yo and she was very upset by watching that show. Her road has been a very, very tough one. I'll look into the book though.</p><p></p><p>My son doesn't have any problems with going to the bathroom. Other than he was potty trained late and at this point I'd say he's 95% trained even though he's 4 1/2 years old.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for your reply. I will definitely keep pursuing natural alternatives and listening to any doubts I may have. I've always thought that if you have any doubts about something, then you shouldn't do it. We have to trust our instincts and motherly intuition.</p><p></p><p>Debbie :warrior:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sunshine1966, post: 91059, member: 4129"] Hi Angels, I totally hear what your saying about trusting your gut and leaving medications for the last, last resort. Over the past year or so I have gone down lots of different paths in search for something that would help. I did have my difficult child seen by a naturopath and we pursued the Feingold Diet (getting rid of dyes, preservatives, junk in the diet), we added cod liver oil to our daily regime. I have had all sorts of input from Occupational Therapist (OT)/PT which I have tried. I basically have always told people that I am game for any advice or tips they could give me because I'm in search of anything that would help my son be happier in life. I got so tired of seeing him so frustrated and unhappy too many times. I would wonder too about a psychopsychiatrist that admitted to knowing after only 5 min with your child. There is so much more to 'knowing' what is going on with a child and there are so many different avenues or areas to pursue to find out what's going on with that child. Put a child on medications almost makes me a nervous wreck inside because I'm watching things so closely and just don't want anything to hurt my child. I do, at the same time, hope for improvement in his life. It just broke my heart seeing his big crocodile tears of frustration so many times. It took me a long time to realize that it wasn't just my difficult child trying to drive me crazy on purpose. He doesn't get frustrated so easy because he wants to, he isn't overstimulated by big groups of people because he wants to be. Once I realized that and started thinking about what can I do for him to make things better or at least more manageable it was good. I also asked God to give me a special love for my child. I had some really tough times when my son was telling me he hated me or didn't want to be around me, etc. He'd be screaming at me, or throwing some fit in a public place and I was just stressed beyond words. I am happy to say that since that difficult point when I just told God that I couldn't do this myself He has given me a love for my son that comes from deep within my heart and is more love than I thought I could ever have for someone. Its amazing actually. We parents go through so much with our children, any of our children, and its truly a learning experience and can be a life changing experience. I saw Jenny McCarthy's interview on Oprah but I have not read the book. I have a best friend who has an autistic 7 yo and she was very upset by watching that show. Her road has been a very, very tough one. I'll look into the book though. My son doesn't have any problems with going to the bathroom. Other than he was potty trained late and at this point I'd say he's 95% trained even though he's 4 1/2 years old. Thanks for your reply. I will definitely keep pursuing natural alternatives and listening to any doubts I may have. I've always thought that if you have any doubts about something, then you shouldn't do it. We have to trust our instincts and motherly intuition. Debbie [img]:warrior:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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