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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 412191" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi and welcome to the board, although I'm sorry you have to be here. I have a few questions for you that can us help you.</p><p></p><p>1/What sort of professional diagnosed him? Has he ever seen a neuropsychologist? I would not, from long experience, trust any behavioral diagnoses from a pediatrician or talk therapist/social workers. They are not trained to evaluate what disorders could be making children act out.</p><p></p><p>2/Are there any psychiatric disorders OR substance abuse on either side of his GENETIC family tree? Behaviors/mental illness/neurological problems, unfortunately, can be inherited and a look at the family tree often tells you a lot about what is really going on with your child. </p><p></p><p>3/How was his early development, regarding speech, good eye contact with strangers, strange quirks, any obsessions, does he play well and appropriately with toys, and how did he before and does he now relate to his same age peers? Does he know how to hold a conversation or does he monologue at other people (maybe get too close to their space) and/or just answer "yes" "no" "I don't know." A lack of ability to communicate can cause huge frustration.</p><p></p><p>Some disorders/problems can be worked with without medication. When I was a child, unfortunately I struggled with such bad depression that I often lashed out/raged and could not concentrate at all. but back then nobody knew how to help. Fortunately, we have come far (although perhaps not far enough). I lost a lot of my childhood to depression (I remember having suicidal thoughts as young as six) and I could not perform well or motivate myself and I cried a lot. I have struggled with a strong clinical depression all of my life and I know what it can do to you, and kids CAN get depressed. I know because I was one of them. All the therapy on earth did not help as much as medication (but it had to be the right combination...took a long time to find it). I hated having to take medications at first, but I was so miserable I tried them. In a sense, for me, they saved my life. Literally. Now I have had twenty or more great years, and I think of my medications as a diabetic thinks of insulin. They are just part of my daily routine and I have no choice but to take them if I am to survive and be functional. NOT all children NEED medications, but I would not rule it out.</p><p></p><p>Others will come along <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 412191, member: 1550"] Hi and welcome to the board, although I'm sorry you have to be here. I have a few questions for you that can us help you. 1/What sort of professional diagnosed him? Has he ever seen a neuropsychologist? I would not, from long experience, trust any behavioral diagnoses from a pediatrician or talk therapist/social workers. They are not trained to evaluate what disorders could be making children act out. 2/Are there any psychiatric disorders OR substance abuse on either side of his GENETIC family tree? Behaviors/mental illness/neurological problems, unfortunately, can be inherited and a look at the family tree often tells you a lot about what is really going on with your child. 3/How was his early development, regarding speech, good eye contact with strangers, strange quirks, any obsessions, does he play well and appropriately with toys, and how did he before and does he now relate to his same age peers? Does he know how to hold a conversation or does he monologue at other people (maybe get too close to their space) and/or just answer "yes" "no" "I don't know." A lack of ability to communicate can cause huge frustration. Some disorders/problems can be worked with without medication. When I was a child, unfortunately I struggled with such bad depression that I often lashed out/raged and could not concentrate at all. but back then nobody knew how to help. Fortunately, we have come far (although perhaps not far enough). I lost a lot of my childhood to depression (I remember having suicidal thoughts as young as six) and I could not perform well or motivate myself and I cried a lot. I have struggled with a strong clinical depression all of my life and I know what it can do to you, and kids CAN get depressed. I know because I was one of them. All the therapy on earth did not help as much as medication (but it had to be the right combination...took a long time to find it). I hated having to take medications at first, but I was so miserable I tried them. In a sense, for me, they saved my life. Literally. Now I have had twenty or more great years, and I think of my medications as a diabetic thinks of insulin. They are just part of my daily routine and I have no choice but to take them if I am to survive and be functional. NOT all children NEED medications, but I would not rule it out. Others will come along :) [/QUOTE]
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