Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
need help bad
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Liahona" data-source="post: 539174"><p>Welcome. Congratulations on getting disability. </p><p></p><p>My son started being abused at age 4. He immediately started raging. Hours of tantrumming at a severity I had never seen before in a child. Along with the abuse he has other issues like Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and anxiety. Just because your daughter has been abused (and probably has PTSD) doesn't mean there isn't other issues as well. Though treating the abuse will make the other issues much easier to deal with. </p><p></p><p>You daughter has some very good things going for her. First is that you know what happened. Second is you. You are willing to get help for her and are dealing with your own issues. You did a great job figuring out her sleep problem and fixing it. </p><p></p><p>One thing I've had to learn, because no diagnosis really fits difficult child 1, is to not dwell to much on the labels and focus on what I felt was the best treatment. I didn't care if they called him a pink elephant as long as he got what I thought he need for treatment. He needs therapy, medications, family therapy, social skills training, IEP. </p><p></p><p>difficult child 1 had play therapy for a few months and it was a very good thing for him. (Unfortunately we had to move away from that therapist.) He also would draw pictures. (This is how we found out he remember the abuse my x put me through even though difficult child 1 was only 4 months old at the time of the abuse.) He would draw for the therapist in therapy and he'd draw what he felt he was being punished for when we put him in time out. It was a good way for him to open up and start talking about his emotions. </p><p></p><p>Please don't feel that you have to do everything we suggest. They are just suggestions and we're just trying to be helpful. We've been with raging, out of control kids, and fighting with doctors to get the right treatments. Some of us also have our own issues as well. Mine is PTSD and depression and it can really affect how well I react to my kids too. In fact, I'm having a bad PTSD day and the kids get to do lots of games today just to keep them happy and quiet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Liahona, post: 539174"] Welcome. Congratulations on getting disability. My son started being abused at age 4. He immediately started raging. Hours of tantrumming at a severity I had never seen before in a child. Along with the abuse he has other issues like Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and anxiety. Just because your daughter has been abused (and probably has PTSD) doesn't mean there isn't other issues as well. Though treating the abuse will make the other issues much easier to deal with. You daughter has some very good things going for her. First is that you know what happened. Second is you. You are willing to get help for her and are dealing with your own issues. You did a great job figuring out her sleep problem and fixing it. One thing I've had to learn, because no diagnosis really fits difficult child 1, is to not dwell to much on the labels and focus on what I felt was the best treatment. I didn't care if they called him a pink elephant as long as he got what I thought he need for treatment. He needs therapy, medications, family therapy, social skills training, IEP. difficult child 1 had play therapy for a few months and it was a very good thing for him. (Unfortunately we had to move away from that therapist.) He also would draw pictures. (This is how we found out he remember the abuse my x put me through even though difficult child 1 was only 4 months old at the time of the abuse.) He would draw for the therapist in therapy and he'd draw what he felt he was being punished for when we put him in time out. It was a good way for him to open up and start talking about his emotions. Please don't feel that you have to do everything we suggest. They are just suggestions and we're just trying to be helpful. We've been with raging, out of control kids, and fighting with doctors to get the right treatments. Some of us also have our own issues as well. Mine is PTSD and depression and it can really affect how well I react to my kids too. In fact, I'm having a bad PTSD day and the kids get to do lots of games today just to keep them happy and quiet. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
need help bad
Top