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New day, new problem with difficult child.... Punched window then used glass to cut himself.
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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 504846" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>MWM has some excellent points. Your son's dxes have definitely fallen through the cracks. I see each psychiatric hospital visit as an individual episode, and his early yrs as isolated, when in fact, someone should be connecting all the dots.</p><p>Poor kid, to be bounced around like that!</p><p>One of the reasons I asked about alcoholism is that many of these issues are genetic, and drinking is a way of self medicating, so people in the family tree could have something that could be passed on genetically. Add that to his bio mom's lousy parenting (not yours) and traumatic issues, and you've got a serious problem.</p><p>I would do as much research online and in books as possible, all the while, continuing to look for another dr. I think a neuropsychologist would be a good way to go. Getting in can take weeks, by the way. </p><p>They tend to have them at children's hospitals. It's just my opinion, but for diagnosis purposes, do not use a regular psychiatrist. They look for "regular" psychiatric issues, as a rule, and do not think outside the box when it comes to neurological issues. </p><p>Have you checked to see how much it costs for a neuropsyc test (about 8 hrs or two days, incl psychoeducational testing?) You may just want to pay cash. It may be worth it. (We actually took all of our son's savings and put them into our daughter's 529 and started something else for him, operating on the premise that if he makes it to college, it will be a miracle, and the money is needed now.)</p><p>I wouldn't give up hope yet. He is only 8 so it's still possible to see improvements.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 504846, member: 3419"] MWM has some excellent points. Your son's dxes have definitely fallen through the cracks. I see each psychiatric hospital visit as an individual episode, and his early yrs as isolated, when in fact, someone should be connecting all the dots. Poor kid, to be bounced around like that! One of the reasons I asked about alcoholism is that many of these issues are genetic, and drinking is a way of self medicating, so people in the family tree could have something that could be passed on genetically. Add that to his bio mom's lousy parenting (not yours) and traumatic issues, and you've got a serious problem. I would do as much research online and in books as possible, all the while, continuing to look for another dr. I think a neuropsychologist would be a good way to go. Getting in can take weeks, by the way. They tend to have them at children's hospitals. It's just my opinion, but for diagnosis purposes, do not use a regular psychiatrist. They look for "regular" psychiatric issues, as a rule, and do not think outside the box when it comes to neurological issues. Have you checked to see how much it costs for a neuropsyc test (about 8 hrs or two days, incl psychoeducational testing?) You may just want to pay cash. It may be worth it. (We actually took all of our son's savings and put them into our daughter's 529 and started something else for him, operating on the premise that if he makes it to college, it will be a miracle, and the money is needed now.) I wouldn't give up hope yet. He is only 8 so it's still possible to see improvements. [/QUOTE]
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