Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Help with severe meltdowns/rage? (Bipolar? And other questions)
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Concerned parent" data-source="post: 703129" data-attributes="member: 21045"><p>I am not a psychologist, but simply a parent of a teen who exhibited some of these some traits as a younger child. This is just my two cents, but I would be hesitant to go with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder at such a young age. His brain is still developing. </p><p></p><p></p><p>This sounds more like autism spectrum to me (again, I have no formal training or expertise) perhaps and/or a combination of ADD and autism. When our son has been in one of his rages, my husband and I found that trying to talk to him while it was happening simply agitated him more. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Words streaming in while he is raging may be sensory overload and can just escalate matters. Not always easy, or successful, but we would say "I hear that you are upset (or angry or disappointed) and we will talk about this when you are able to be calmer. ". Then later, we would try to brainstorm strategies he might use in the future to help himself. </p><p></p><p>I know this all sounds so logical and easy on paper, but we we were clear at a later time (when we knew he was well rested and well fed) that having feelings is normal and human, but expressing them in constructive ways is the rule. When our son was really young, sometimes we could interrupt the rage by coming in to his room, gently asking him to have eye contact with us and telling him it was "time to stop now." Sometimes he would and fall into his father's arms and cry. He is a teenager now, so that does not work, and our challenges are a bit different. </p><p></p><p>The fact that the majority of the time he is able function well suggests that this rages are a byproduct of stress, change, sensory overload, transitions that happen too quickly, etc. Again, just saying this from my very limited experence as a parent. </p><p></p><p>I would get him evaluated too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Concerned parent, post: 703129, member: 21045"] I am not a psychologist, but simply a parent of a teen who exhibited some of these some traits as a younger child. This is just my two cents, but I would be hesitant to go with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder at such a young age. His brain is still developing. This sounds more like autism spectrum to me (again, I have no formal training or expertise) perhaps and/or a combination of ADD and autism. When our son has been in one of his rages, my husband and I found that trying to talk to him while it was happening simply agitated him more. Words streaming in while he is raging may be sensory overload and can just escalate matters. Not always easy, or successful, but we would say "I hear that you are upset (or angry or disappointed) and we will talk about this when you are able to be calmer. ". Then later, we would try to brainstorm strategies he might use in the future to help himself. I know this all sounds so logical and easy on paper, but we we were clear at a later time (when we knew he was well rested and well fed) that having feelings is normal and human, but expressing them in constructive ways is the rule. When our son was really young, sometimes we could interrupt the rage by coming in to his room, gently asking him to have eye contact with us and telling him it was "time to stop now." Sometimes he would and fall into his father's arms and cry. He is a teenager now, so that does not work, and our challenges are a bit different. The fact that the majority of the time he is able function well suggests that this rages are a byproduct of stress, change, sensory overload, transitions that happen too quickly, etc. Again, just saying this from my very limited experence as a parent. I would get him evaluated too. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Help with severe meltdowns/rage? (Bipolar? And other questions)
Top