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<blockquote data-quote="victorearose" data-source="post: 57507" data-attributes="member: 3878"><p>Thank you all for all the welcomes!!</p><p>I am sooooooooo relieved to finally feel that I am not alone in this. We belong to the local chapter of the Tourette's Association; however the meetings are only monthly and they do not have an online forum. </p><p></p><p>Thank you for the advice. It seems that seeing a neuropsychologist for a more complete evaluation and more accurate diagnoses is something that most of you advised. I am in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and looked at Children's Medical Center website. They do have a neuropsychologist department. I will call there Monday. If they need a referral, I will call the neurologist and/or family doctor. </p><p></p><p>I appreciate the support and confirmation regarding difficult child not being manipulative. It hurt my feelings that neurologist said that; and I have mixed emotions regarding seeking another professional as this is a child neurologist recommended by Tourette's people. However, I agree that he obviously doesn't understand what is going on with difficult child by indicating that he was manipulative. For now, we have stopped Strattera to see if his mood stabilizes a bit.</p><p></p><p>Does neuropsychologist make recommendation/referrals for psychiatry, counseling, etc. based on what the testing shows? I am thinking, if difficult child does need an MD for medications that maybe neuropsychologist can recommend someone else. </p><p></p><p>On recommendation from this site and several of you, I went to the bookstore and purchased "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene. All I can say is WOW!!! I stayed up all night reading it cover to cover. I called ex-husband and co-parent today and read the title to him, "The Explosive Child: A new approach for understanding and parenting easily frustrated, chronically inflexible children". His response was, "Oh, like Damon". Greene does not put much into the diagnoses for our children. So why pursue a neuropsychologist evaluation? I like that he says that they simply have a learning disability in regards to flexibility and frustration tolerance. I have started my list of situations that he becomes frustrated in ... 2 so far today. And I tried to apply to techniques. I found that the empathizing really did calm him, at least kept him from escalating further and we were able to stay rational to find a solution. </p><p></p><p>I am feeling that there may be hope! I have known and others know and say that traditional discipline doesn't work for him, that he is different. Everyone agrees that the regular stuff doesn't work; but no one seems to know what does. This is the first time I have heard a possible alternative solution.</p><p></p><p>I am so glad I found you all!!</p><p></p><p>Tressa</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="victorearose, post: 57507, member: 3878"] Thank you all for all the welcomes!! I am sooooooooo relieved to finally feel that I am not alone in this. We belong to the local chapter of the Tourette's Association; however the meetings are only monthly and they do not have an online forum. Thank you for the advice. It seems that seeing a neuropsychologist for a more complete evaluation and more accurate diagnoses is something that most of you advised. I am in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and looked at Children's Medical Center website. They do have a neuropsychologist department. I will call there Monday. If they need a referral, I will call the neurologist and/or family doctor. I appreciate the support and confirmation regarding difficult child not being manipulative. It hurt my feelings that neurologist said that; and I have mixed emotions regarding seeking another professional as this is a child neurologist recommended by Tourette's people. However, I agree that he obviously doesn't understand what is going on with difficult child by indicating that he was manipulative. For now, we have stopped Strattera to see if his mood stabilizes a bit. Does neuropsychologist make recommendation/referrals for psychiatry, counseling, etc. based on what the testing shows? I am thinking, if difficult child does need an MD for medications that maybe neuropsychologist can recommend someone else. On recommendation from this site and several of you, I went to the bookstore and purchased "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene. All I can say is WOW!!! I stayed up all night reading it cover to cover. I called ex-husband and co-parent today and read the title to him, "The Explosive Child: A new approach for understanding and parenting easily frustrated, chronically inflexible children". His response was, "Oh, like Damon". Greene does not put much into the diagnoses for our children. So why pursue a neuropsychologist evaluation? I like that he says that they simply have a learning disability in regards to flexibility and frustration tolerance. I have started my list of situations that he becomes frustrated in ... 2 so far today. And I tried to apply to techniques. I found that the empathizing really did calm him, at least kept him from escalating further and we were able to stay rational to find a solution. I am feeling that there may be hope! I have known and others know and say that traditional discipline doesn't work for him, that he is different. Everyone agrees that the regular stuff doesn't work; but no one seems to know what does. This is the first time I have heard a possible alternative solution. I am so glad I found you all!! Tressa [/QUOTE]
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