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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 365538" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Hi and Welcome!! You have come to exactly the right place!! Don't worry about telling us things. Unlike many people in your daily life, we have all been there done that. So there are no fingers pointing or judgments being made.</p><p></p><p>Contacting ECI is very very important. Don't wait until school opens to do it. Services are free and the earlier you start interventions the better the long term outcome for your child. There are a LOT of things that can be done at her age. You might also ask your pediatrician for a referral to a child and adolescent psychiatrist. That would be the right doctor to start the evaluations and medication decisions. Pediatricians are woefully undertrained in identifying and treating this kind of problem. Heck, our pediatrician when Wiz was little just kept telling me that he needed more discipline when in fact he had Aspergers.</p><p></p><p>ADHD can be a problem by itself or a component of another problem. Whatever is going on, never doubt your instincts. You know your child FAR better than ANY doctor ever will. You spend every day with her, thinking about her, knowing her. You spent those 40 weeks with her 24/7 before she was even born. Docs spend a few minutes every few weeks or months. So no matter the problem, trust your instincts. That is why you have them!</p><p></p><p>In addition to this General forum, we also have a forum for kids under age 5. There is a thread at the top about using techniques from The Explosive Child with young children. The Explosive Child by Ross Greene is a book that we recommend very highly. It may seem counter-intuitive, but it works. I also recommend Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood. The Love and Logic books are wonderful, in my opinion. They stress logical consequences while strengthening the loving bond between parent and child. You can learn more about L&L at <a href="http://www.loveandlogic.com" target="_blank">www.loveandlogic.com</a> and the books are available at bookstores or from the website. Or you can click on the link to amazon on this forum and the purchase will help support the site (NOT required).</p><p></p><p>(((((Hugs))))) and welcome!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 365538, member: 1233"] Hi and Welcome!! You have come to exactly the right place!! Don't worry about telling us things. Unlike many people in your daily life, we have all been there done that. So there are no fingers pointing or judgments being made. Contacting ECI is very very important. Don't wait until school opens to do it. Services are free and the earlier you start interventions the better the long term outcome for your child. There are a LOT of things that can be done at her age. You might also ask your pediatrician for a referral to a child and adolescent psychiatrist. That would be the right doctor to start the evaluations and medication decisions. Pediatricians are woefully undertrained in identifying and treating this kind of problem. Heck, our pediatrician when Wiz was little just kept telling me that he needed more discipline when in fact he had Aspergers. ADHD can be a problem by itself or a component of another problem. Whatever is going on, never doubt your instincts. You know your child FAR better than ANY doctor ever will. You spend every day with her, thinking about her, knowing her. You spent those 40 weeks with her 24/7 before she was even born. Docs spend a few minutes every few weeks or months. So no matter the problem, trust your instincts. That is why you have them! In addition to this General forum, we also have a forum for kids under age 5. There is a thread at the top about using techniques from The Explosive Child with young children. The Explosive Child by Ross Greene is a book that we recommend very highly. It may seem counter-intuitive, but it works. I also recommend Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood. The Love and Logic books are wonderful, in my opinion. They stress logical consequences while strengthening the loving bond between parent and child. You can learn more about L&L at [url]www.loveandlogic.com[/url] and the books are available at bookstores or from the website. Or you can click on the link to amazon on this forum and the purchase will help support the site (NOT required). (((((Hugs))))) and welcome! [/QUOTE]
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