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For a friend in WI: How do you get help for self-harmful child??
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 237262" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>We have a useless Crisis Intervention.</p><p>This kid is only seven. I don't think she'd put him in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC). He needs an evaluation. Believe it or not, she has not been able to get in to have one for him yet. Part of his problem is autism. The kid lines up his toys ad nauseum and is very "out of it." But he also hallucinates and his b-mom had bipolar and abused drugs. The psychiatrist is very opinionated and once he gets an idea in his head, he isn't open to other options. He declared that this child ONLY has reactive attachment disorder (although he was adopted at age one) and that "nothing will help him. You will just have to live with it." Now even if he only had Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), and he has much more than that if he has it at all, you can help Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). The only thing this psychiatrist ever did was put him on a stimulant, once gave him Risperdal (but he had a very bad reaction) and told her over and over again that he will never ever get better so she better get used to it. To make it worse, he feels the same way about her daughter. I have never seen this child smile. She never makes eye contact either. She did not speak until she was four. She is very smart. More is going on with her than Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) too, if there is Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). I guess doctor finally got scared when friend called up last night and said that he was dangerous to himself and others. THat made this idiot doctor say she could take him to the hospital. She is too worn out to do it today, but, if it happens again, shes's taking him up on it. Even if they don't do a lot and only throw him on a medication, it beats him being on NO medications and at least she'll have a few days of rest. Maybe she can even get an early neuropsychologist evaluation. The waiting list is very long. It's nuts!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 237262, member: 1550"] We have a useless Crisis Intervention. This kid is only seven. I don't think she'd put him in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC). He needs an evaluation. Believe it or not, she has not been able to get in to have one for him yet. Part of his problem is autism. The kid lines up his toys ad nauseum and is very "out of it." But he also hallucinates and his b-mom had bipolar and abused drugs. The psychiatrist is very opinionated and once he gets an idea in his head, he isn't open to other options. He declared that this child ONLY has reactive attachment disorder (although he was adopted at age one) and that "nothing will help him. You will just have to live with it." Now even if he only had Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), and he has much more than that if he has it at all, you can help Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). The only thing this psychiatrist ever did was put him on a stimulant, once gave him Risperdal (but he had a very bad reaction) and told her over and over again that he will never ever get better so she better get used to it. To make it worse, he feels the same way about her daughter. I have never seen this child smile. She never makes eye contact either. She did not speak until she was four. She is very smart. More is going on with her than Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) too, if there is Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). I guess doctor finally got scared when friend called up last night and said that he was dangerous to himself and others. THat made this idiot doctor say she could take him to the hospital. She is too worn out to do it today, but, if it happens again, shes's taking him up on it. Even if they don't do a lot and only throw him on a medication, it beats him being on NO medications and at least she'll have a few days of rest. Maybe she can even get an early neuropsychologist evaluation. The waiting list is very long. It's nuts!!! [/QUOTE]
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