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<blockquote data-quote="julierose24" data-source="post: 557065" data-attributes="member: 15387"><p>Wow - great advice. Thanks to all of your input so far. I live in Southern California. How do I find a neuropsychologist? My daughter has IEHP insurance -will that cover it? We have Kaiser, and she has a learning and behavioral dr, a child psychiatrist, and a therapist (that we haven't met yet), and a neurologist (to rule out seizures). Do I also need to find a neuropsychologist?</p><p></p><p>The Adderall XR is still new to us - started it about 3 weeks ago. Some days it works for 6 hours, some days 8 hours, and some days I don't notice a difference at all. But whether the medications are in her system or not, she still has the same defiance/aggression. </p><p></p><p>So far, academically, she is above grade level in reading -but struggling in math. She is also beginning to show some defiance at school as well. </p><p></p><p>I don't know anything about whether or not there was alcohol involved -but she has an arrest for drugs in the beginning of her pregnancy. Don't know what kind. One dr told me that it is not uncommon for this behavior to show up around this time. Have any of you heard that? </p><p></p><p>I always have the schizophrenia on my mind. The research I have done tells me that if the child is adopted into a stable, loving home -the chances diminish greatly. I hope I am doing my part -though I have been having a lot of guilt lately about it. Am I doing enough? Am I ruining her? (the ultimate question). </p><p></p><p>Sometimes I lose my cool with her -it is so hard (maybe harder because this wasn't the way she used to be a few months ago). The defiance is really hard. I read that me losing my temper is going to make things worse. I get that, but it's hard! </p><p></p><p>And yes, the sleep is an issue. She has trouble falling asleep and staying asleep -wakes several times each night. Her dr. talked about adding Tenex -but we want to do one thing at a time. It's a slow process. </p><p></p><p>Again, thank you so much!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="julierose24, post: 557065, member: 15387"] Wow - great advice. Thanks to all of your input so far. I live in Southern California. How do I find a neuropsychologist? My daughter has IEHP insurance -will that cover it? We have Kaiser, and she has a learning and behavioral dr, a child psychiatrist, and a therapist (that we haven't met yet), and a neurologist (to rule out seizures). Do I also need to find a neuropsychologist? The Adderall XR is still new to us - started it about 3 weeks ago. Some days it works for 6 hours, some days 8 hours, and some days I don't notice a difference at all. But whether the medications are in her system or not, she still has the same defiance/aggression. So far, academically, she is above grade level in reading -but struggling in math. She is also beginning to show some defiance at school as well. I don't know anything about whether or not there was alcohol involved -but she has an arrest for drugs in the beginning of her pregnancy. Don't know what kind. One dr told me that it is not uncommon for this behavior to show up around this time. Have any of you heard that? I always have the schizophrenia on my mind. The research I have done tells me that if the child is adopted into a stable, loving home -the chances diminish greatly. I hope I am doing my part -though I have been having a lot of guilt lately about it. Am I doing enough? Am I ruining her? (the ultimate question). Sometimes I lose my cool with her -it is so hard (maybe harder because this wasn't the way she used to be a few months ago). The defiance is really hard. I read that me losing my temper is going to make things worse. I get that, but it's hard! And yes, the sleep is an issue. She has trouble falling asleep and staying asleep -wakes several times each night. Her dr. talked about adding Tenex -but we want to do one thing at a time. It's a slow process. Again, thank you so much! [/QUOTE]
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