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My 8 year old daughter is starting to scare me!
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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 611909" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Welcome! You will find out that many of us here have our own struggles too. </p><p></p><p>One thing that your daughter has going for her is she is smart and she seems able to hold things together at times. That shows that there is hope she can learn to hold things together for longer and longer periods. She may be like me and always need a safe place to unwind though.</p><p></p><p>I dont have a lot of experience with kids who were good at school and devils at home because my youngest (the worst difficult child) was an equal opportunity (trying to think of a kind way to say this)...uhhh, jerk. He could be absolutely lovable one moment anywhere and then the next, everyone knew why he was a difficult child. That was good in a way because no one ever doubted us about his behavior. </p><p></p><p>If you havent had your daughter tested beyond the school system I would do that. Some here love neuropsychs but they arent my favorite. You can normally find a good multi-disciplinary evaluation at a local children's hospital. Or maybe you have something like we do in NC and have what is called a Developmental Evaluation Center. That's the place that first diagnosed my son. </p><p></p><p>Really knowing what is going on with her is the first step but then comes the harder work and thats deciding on a treatment plan. My son was in therapy from the time he was 4 until he was 17 - different types at different ages. </p><p></p><p>If you think there is a chance in heck that should could have bipolar tendencies, I would read The Bipolar Child. Also The Defiant Child is a good book. Nowadays they have been changing young kids from having early onset bipolar to something that I last knew as Temper Dysregulation Disorder. If you look that up on google you might see if it sounds like it fits. When my son had a psychiatric evaluation about 4 years ago, the psychiatrist said he most likely had TDD as a child because he really doesnt fit adult bipolar. In fact, as a kid he never was extremely depressed. </p><p></p><p>*I hope you can get some things figured out. Its hard on us parents who also have issues going on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 611909, member: 1514"] Welcome! You will find out that many of us here have our own struggles too. One thing that your daughter has going for her is she is smart and she seems able to hold things together at times. That shows that there is hope she can learn to hold things together for longer and longer periods. She may be like me and always need a safe place to unwind though. I dont have a lot of experience with kids who were good at school and devils at home because my youngest (the worst difficult child) was an equal opportunity (trying to think of a kind way to say this)...uhhh, jerk. He could be absolutely lovable one moment anywhere and then the next, everyone knew why he was a difficult child. That was good in a way because no one ever doubted us about his behavior. If you havent had your daughter tested beyond the school system I would do that. Some here love neuropsychs but they arent my favorite. You can normally find a good multi-disciplinary evaluation at a local children's hospital. Or maybe you have something like we do in NC and have what is called a Developmental Evaluation Center. That's the place that first diagnosed my son. Really knowing what is going on with her is the first step but then comes the harder work and thats deciding on a treatment plan. My son was in therapy from the time he was 4 until he was 17 - different types at different ages. If you think there is a chance in heck that should could have bipolar tendencies, I would read The Bipolar Child. Also The Defiant Child is a good book. Nowadays they have been changing young kids from having early onset bipolar to something that I last knew as Temper Dysregulation Disorder. If you look that up on google you might see if it sounds like it fits. When my son had a psychiatric evaluation about 4 years ago, the psychiatrist said he most likely had TDD as a child because he really doesnt fit adult bipolar. In fact, as a kid he never was extremely depressed. *I hope you can get some things figured out. Its hard on us parents who also have issues going on. [/QUOTE]
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