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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 547635" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>The longer difficult child is on lithium, the more I see that he could easily be both bipolar and have Asperger's. I've see a lot of descriptions of behaviors before, but this one fits the best: <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><br /> <p style="text-align: right"><br /> <strong>National Alliance on Mental <br /> Illness<br /> </strong>page printed from <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.nami.org/" target="_blank">http://www.nami.org/</a></strong><br /> (800) 950-NAMI; <a href="mailto:info@nami.org">info@nami.org</a><br /> ©2012 <br /> <br /> </p> <br /> <br /> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> Lithium is a medication that works in the brain to treat bipolar disorder. It <br /> is approved for the treatment of bipolar disorder and acute mania. Bipolar <br /> disorder involves episodes of depression and/or mania.</li> </ul> <br /> A depressive episode, or depression, occurs when a person experiences several <br /> of the following symptoms at the same time: "low" or depressed mood (e.g., sad, <br /> empty, tearful), decreased interest in most or all activities, changes in <br /> appetite (usually decreased), changes in sleep (usually poor sleep),<span style="color: #0000FF"><strong> loss of <br /> energy, feeling worthless/guilty/hopeless/helpless, psychomotor agitation or <br /> retardation (i.e., thoughts/movements speeding up or slowing down), difficulty <br /> concentrating,</strong></span> and thoughts of death (suicidal thinking). <br /> <br /> A manic episode, or mania, is when a person experiences several of the <br /> following symptoms at the same time: 'high' or i<span style="color: #0000FF"><strong>rritable mood, very high self <br /> esteem, decreased need for sleep, </strong></span>pressure to keep talking, racing thoughts, <br /> being <strong><span style="color: #0000FF">easily distracted, and frequently involved in activities with large risk <br /> for bad consequences</span> </strong>(e.g., excessive buying sprees).<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Poor kid. The worst combination of both sides of his bio families ...<br /> Still, I'm glad we have him, because there's no way he would have gotten help if he'd stayed with-his bmom or bgrandmother.<br /> </td></tr></table></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 547635, member: 3419"] The longer difficult child is on lithium, the more I see that he could easily be both bipolar and have Asperger's. I've see a lot of descriptions of behaviors before, but this one fits the best: [TABLE="width: 95%, align: center"] [TR] [TD] [RIGHT] [B]National Alliance on Mental Illness [/B]page printed from [B][url]http://www.nami.org/[/url][/B] (800) 950-NAMI; [email]info@nami.org[/email] ©2012 [/RIGHT] [LIST] Lithium is a medication that works in the brain to treat bipolar disorder. It is approved for the treatment of bipolar disorder and acute mania. Bipolar disorder involves episodes of depression and/or mania. [/LIST] A depressive episode, or depression, occurs when a person experiences several of the following symptoms at the same time: "low" or depressed mood (e.g., sad, empty, tearful), decreased interest in most or all activities, changes in appetite (usually decreased), changes in sleep (usually poor sleep),[COLOR=#0000FF][B] loss of energy, feeling worthless/guilty/hopeless/helpless, psychomotor agitation or retardation (i.e., thoughts/movements speeding up or slowing down), difficulty concentrating,[/B][/COLOR] and thoughts of death (suicidal thinking). A manic episode, or mania, is when a person experiences several of the following symptoms at the same time: 'high' or i[COLOR=#0000FF][B]rritable mood, very high self esteem, decreased need for sleep, [/B][/COLOR]pressure to keep talking, racing thoughts, being [B][COLOR=#0000FF]easily distracted, and frequently involved in activities with large risk for bad consequences[/COLOR] [/B](e.g., excessive buying sprees). Poor kid. The worst combination of both sides of his bio families ... Still, I'm glad we have him, because there's no way he would have gotten help if he'd stayed with-his bmom or bgrandmother. [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/QUOTE]
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