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<blockquote data-quote="totoro" data-source="post: 347488" data-attributes="member: 3155"><p>For us K was started showing signs pretty early. </p><p>The first clear signs of BiPolar (BP) were the extreme raging for upwards of hours. Very violent. Because she also has sensory processing disorder (SPD) they wanted to only give her an Autism diagnosis which can look a lot alike especially with BiPolar (BP), but she was showing pretty clear signs of BiPolar (BP). I think unless you have someone who knows a lot about all of the kids conditions they can easily group them into one thing. </p><p>Most of our kids issues overlap with their symptoms. </p><p>K started with signs of of extreme Psychosis and raging, suicidal ideation, hallucinations. Extreme rapid cycling. She was 5 at the worst of it. </p><p>She could still get a diagnosis of Autism of if we pushed for it, we may just for services. But we are treating her symptoms which is the smartest thing to do. </p><p>Finding out if your kid is truly BiPolar (BP) is so very important due to how you medicate. K does fine on a stimulant, some don't, only a small dose. </p><p>Her symptoms are the same whether she is on the stimulant or not. She is unstable!!! LOL</p><p>If we take is higher she is a wreck. </p><p>But the stimulant helps her get through school, some days. </p><p>At this point she is running manic, we are going in for a medication evaluation. She is a tough kid to treat though. </p><p>Because of her all of her diagnosis she has a huge mess of problems. </p><p>Luckily she wants to be stable and she understands her disorder.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="totoro, post: 347488, member: 3155"] For us K was started showing signs pretty early. The first clear signs of BiPolar (BP) were the extreme raging for upwards of hours. Very violent. Because she also has sensory processing disorder (SPD) they wanted to only give her an Autism diagnosis which can look a lot alike especially with BiPolar (BP), but she was showing pretty clear signs of BiPolar (BP). I think unless you have someone who knows a lot about all of the kids conditions they can easily group them into one thing. Most of our kids issues overlap with their symptoms. K started with signs of of extreme Psychosis and raging, suicidal ideation, hallucinations. Extreme rapid cycling. She was 5 at the worst of it. She could still get a diagnosis of Autism of if we pushed for it, we may just for services. But we are treating her symptoms which is the smartest thing to do. Finding out if your kid is truly BiPolar (BP) is so very important due to how you medicate. K does fine on a stimulant, some don't, only a small dose. Her symptoms are the same whether she is on the stimulant or not. She is unstable!!! LOL If we take is higher she is a wreck. But the stimulant helps her get through school, some days. At this point she is running manic, we are going in for a medication evaluation. She is a tough kid to treat though. Because of her all of her diagnosis she has a huge mess of problems. Luckily she wants to be stable and she understands her disorder. [/QUOTE]
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