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Hello Everyone,
My name is Michelle and I am a 31 yr old mom to three children from RI. I have been married to my high school sweetheart for 11 yrs. He is a computer programmer and I am an awake overnight residential counselor in an adolescent girls home. I am also a part-time college student (psychology and sociology major).
My kiddos are:
Alexis 11, who is fortunately very gifted and talented. No behaviors beyond starting puberty.
Sebastian, 8, also gifted who has been diagnosed with ODD, Sensory Modulation Dysfunction and I am pretty sure he has tourettes. He goes to Occupational Therapist (OT) once per week and is on Abilify.
Tristan, 7, who is gifted as well and has been diagnosed with CD. Tristan is on Risperdal.
I have been quite overwhelmed recently. My boys are CONSTANTLY fighting!!! Surprisingly they both do extremely well in school. Sebastian by the teachers own words is "the best behaved boy in the class". However home, in public, and now at relatives' houses is a whole different story!! It just drains me. I am so sick of the fighting and yelling and the tension.
Sebastian was born a difficult baby and was diagnosed with- Sensory Integration Dysfunction at 18 months. Early intervention did wonders for him. He with the exception of a couple of tough months when he 5 - Sebastian did very well from 3-7. Last year he started having issues after starting school for the first time (homeschooled prior).
Tristan had absolutely no issues until last year. He fell from a 5 ft ladder onto a concrete walkway and fractured his skull in two places and had some minor bleeding on his brain. Approx a month later he started having violent temper tantrums, he was destroying property and hurting our cats. I tried to deal with- it on my own for three months and gave up and took him to a neuropsychologist. The neuropsychologist doesn't believe the fall is responsible although the trauma of the fall my have triggered some latent predisposition. We have family history on mental illness on both sides. Risperdal worked OVERNIGHT! Very infrequent meltdowns now but still a lot of fighting, lying and stealing.
I had a wake up call recently when I tried to wean Sebastian from his Abilify to see if Occupational Therapist (OT) would be enough. I had three days from HELL. He was extremely defiant and had to be physically prompted and then at the slightest touch claimed I was abusing him and that he was calling 911.
So I am glad to have found this group. I need a place to vent where people understand what I am going through and that I am not just a bad parent who can't control her kids!!
Look forward to getting to know everyone,
~Michelle
My name is Michelle and I am a 31 yr old mom to three children from RI. I have been married to my high school sweetheart for 11 yrs. He is a computer programmer and I am an awake overnight residential counselor in an adolescent girls home. I am also a part-time college student (psychology and sociology major).
My kiddos are:
Alexis 11, who is fortunately very gifted and talented. No behaviors beyond starting puberty.
Sebastian, 8, also gifted who has been diagnosed with ODD, Sensory Modulation Dysfunction and I am pretty sure he has tourettes. He goes to Occupational Therapist (OT) once per week and is on Abilify.
Tristan, 7, who is gifted as well and has been diagnosed with CD. Tristan is on Risperdal.
I have been quite overwhelmed recently. My boys are CONSTANTLY fighting!!! Surprisingly they both do extremely well in school. Sebastian by the teachers own words is "the best behaved boy in the class". However home, in public, and now at relatives' houses is a whole different story!! It just drains me. I am so sick of the fighting and yelling and the tension.
Sebastian was born a difficult baby and was diagnosed with- Sensory Integration Dysfunction at 18 months. Early intervention did wonders for him. He with the exception of a couple of tough months when he 5 - Sebastian did very well from 3-7. Last year he started having issues after starting school for the first time (homeschooled prior).
Tristan had absolutely no issues until last year. He fell from a 5 ft ladder onto a concrete walkway and fractured his skull in two places and had some minor bleeding on his brain. Approx a month later he started having violent temper tantrums, he was destroying property and hurting our cats. I tried to deal with- it on my own for three months and gave up and took him to a neuropsychologist. The neuropsychologist doesn't believe the fall is responsible although the trauma of the fall my have triggered some latent predisposition. We have family history on mental illness on both sides. Risperdal worked OVERNIGHT! Very infrequent meltdowns now but still a lot of fighting, lying and stealing.
I had a wake up call recently when I tried to wean Sebastian from his Abilify to see if Occupational Therapist (OT) would be enough. I had three days from HELL. He was extremely defiant and had to be physically prompted and then at the slightest touch claimed I was abusing him and that he was calling 911.
So I am glad to have found this group. I need a place to vent where people understand what I am going through and that I am not just a bad parent who can't control her kids!!
Look forward to getting to know everyone,
~Michelle