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<blockquote data-quote="Running_for_the_shelter" data-source="post: 57386" data-attributes="member: 2960"><p>Welcome! You found a good group of people here and they'll have lots of advice for you. I loved this site when I found it because there were so many viewpoints and ideas that I could try. Some worked; some didn't -- but there seemed to be an unending supply of them.</p><p></p><p>When my cub raged, he wasn't quiet or keeping it inside. Oh, no. He was the yelling, throw-every-toy-train-up-against-the-wall type. We tried quite a few techniques on dealing with him, with limited success. Once he started, it was hard to stop him. The Explosive Child really did have the best help for us. When he was four, I finally gave up my resistance to putting him on drugs and went through several drug trials before we settled on Lamictal. He's on a fairly low dose, but the rages dwindled and finally stopped. Since the medications have made him emotionally more stable, he's easier to work with. </p><p></p><p>The only label that really fits my cub is ODD. [I'm not a big believer in labels -- if they help you identify techniques to work with him or get you proper services or your insurance company to pay for treatment, great. Other people feel differently, as you'll notice when you read the various posts.] It is very annoying to get a negative response to virtually everything that I present to him, but I sometimes view it as a ritual that we have to go through before we get to the next part. The calmer I act (despite what I'm actually thinking), the calmer he is. Too bad I'm not a particularly calm person.</p><p></p><p>It's good your cub is in a gifted program. Mine is bright but tests well below grade level, probably because he doesn't care about test performance yet. </p><p></p><p>I hope everyone calms down and your day gets better. I'm sure you'll find a lot of support here. Best wishes, and welcome again!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Running_for_the_shelter, post: 57386, member: 2960"] Welcome! You found a good group of people here and they'll have lots of advice for you. I loved this site when I found it because there were so many viewpoints and ideas that I could try. Some worked; some didn't -- but there seemed to be an unending supply of them. When my cub raged, he wasn't quiet or keeping it inside. Oh, no. He was the yelling, throw-every-toy-train-up-against-the-wall type. We tried quite a few techniques on dealing with him, with limited success. Once he started, it was hard to stop him. The Explosive Child really did have the best help for us. When he was four, I finally gave up my resistance to putting him on drugs and went through several drug trials before we settled on Lamictal. He's on a fairly low dose, but the rages dwindled and finally stopped. Since the medications have made him emotionally more stable, he's easier to work with. The only label that really fits my cub is ODD. [I'm not a big believer in labels -- if they help you identify techniques to work with him or get you proper services or your insurance company to pay for treatment, great. Other people feel differently, as you'll notice when you read the various posts.] It is very annoying to get a negative response to virtually everything that I present to him, but I sometimes view it as a ritual that we have to go through before we get to the next part. The calmer I act (despite what I'm actually thinking), the calmer he is. Too bad I'm not a particularly calm person. It's good your cub is in a gifted program. Mine is bright but tests well below grade level, probably because he doesn't care about test performance yet. I hope everyone calms down and your day gets better. I'm sure you'll find a lot of support here. Best wishes, and welcome again! [/QUOTE]
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