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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 383345" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Welcome! I'm glad you found us. </p><p></p><p>I'm in Utah right now and don't have all my reference books with me. Have you read much about NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD)? The rest of your daughter's diagnoses (attention issues, sensory issues and anxiety) fall under the umbrella diagnosis of NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD). So it's really a package deal. That's not to say that all the symptoms don't need to be treated -- just that you need to think of it as a symptom complex. </p><p></p><p>I'm not sure that ADHD medications are going to help much here because stimulants tend to exacerbate pre-existing anxiety and actually make meltdowns worse. What is really going to help is understanding why your daughter is melting down, and I suspect it's because she has a hard time transitioning and she's inflexible (that's part of NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD)). She may do better with a medication that reduces anxiety or helps with emotional reactivity. </p><p></p><p>A book that will also help you with understanding her mindset is The Explosive Child by Ross Greene. In my experience, punishments, reward charts, taking things away don't seem to make a difference in changing the behaviors of these kids all that much.</p><p></p><p>Does she get Occupational Therapist (OT) to help with her sensory issues? That also may help a lot.</p><p></p><p>Those are just some quick thoughts I have. Others should be by to offer theirs, although it can be slow here on the weekends.</p><p></p><p>Again, welcome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 383345, member: 2423"] Welcome! I'm glad you found us. I'm in Utah right now and don't have all my reference books with me. Have you read much about NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD)? The rest of your daughter's diagnoses (attention issues, sensory issues and anxiety) fall under the umbrella diagnosis of NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD). So it's really a package deal. That's not to say that all the symptoms don't need to be treated -- just that you need to think of it as a symptom complex. I'm not sure that ADHD medications are going to help much here because stimulants tend to exacerbate pre-existing anxiety and actually make meltdowns worse. What is really going to help is understanding why your daughter is melting down, and I suspect it's because she has a hard time transitioning and she's inflexible (that's part of NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD)). She may do better with a medication that reduces anxiety or helps with emotional reactivity. A book that will also help you with understanding her mindset is The Explosive Child by Ross Greene. In my experience, punishments, reward charts, taking things away don't seem to make a difference in changing the behaviors of these kids all that much. Does she get Occupational Therapist (OT) to help with her sensory issues? That also may help a lot. Those are just some quick thoughts I have. Others should be by to offer theirs, although it can be slow here on the weekends. Again, welcome. [/QUOTE]
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