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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 50777" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Hi Dreamee, I'm glad that you found us. Static encephalopathy isn't a diagnosis we see commonly so I've been here so I'm including a definition for other posters.</p><p></p><p>"Permanent or unchanging brain damage. The effects on development depend on the part of the brain involved and on the severity of the damage. Developmental problems may include any of a range of disabilities such as cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, mental retardation, autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), speech delays, attention deficits, hearing & vision impairments, oral motor problems, etc." </p><p></p><p>I'm assuming it was a pediatric neurologist who gave this diagnosis based not only on behaviors and developmental history, but also on an MRI? There's a lot of range with this diagnosis--did s/he give you any idea about severity?</p><p></p><p>Family counseling may be helpful for you but the specialist also should have made sure that you have a team of specialists in place for your child. The licking and not wanting to be rocked or held are classic signs of sensory integration processing problems and should be diagnosed and treated by an occupational therapist. A doctor who can manage medications such as a child psychiatrist should be in place because if the diagnosis is correct in all likelihood that will be needed for issues such as aggression.</p><p>A team should be assembled at school to address placement and therapies. His speech may sound perfect, but you also need to know through assessment if what you are saying to him is being processed correctly and for that a speech/language pathologist should be involved. You didn't mention any of these areas, so let us know if you need direction there.</p><p></p><p>Hang in there--There is always hope! You will need the right professionals on your team though. On the homefront you'll want to get a copy of the book "The Explosive Child" as well as read the thread on it at the top of this board--I think that will help you especially in adjusting expectations and discarding discipline methods that don't work. Until he's stable I'd also recommend removing any other pets from the home and never leaving him alone with siblings. I realize this is a great hardship on families, but many of us (myself included) have had to do it for a time in order to keep the little ones safe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 50777, member: 701"] Hi Dreamee, I'm glad that you found us. Static encephalopathy isn't a diagnosis we see commonly so I've been here so I'm including a definition for other posters. "Permanent or unchanging brain damage. The effects on development depend on the part of the brain involved and on the severity of the damage. Developmental problems may include any of a range of disabilities such as cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, mental retardation, autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), speech delays, attention deficits, hearing & vision impairments, oral motor problems, etc." I'm assuming it was a pediatric neurologist who gave this diagnosis based not only on behaviors and developmental history, but also on an MRI? There's a lot of range with this diagnosis--did s/he give you any idea about severity? Family counseling may be helpful for you but the specialist also should have made sure that you have a team of specialists in place for your child. The licking and not wanting to be rocked or held are classic signs of sensory integration processing problems and should be diagnosed and treated by an occupational therapist. A doctor who can manage medications such as a child psychiatrist should be in place because if the diagnosis is correct in all likelihood that will be needed for issues such as aggression. A team should be assembled at school to address placement and therapies. His speech may sound perfect, but you also need to know through assessment if what you are saying to him is being processed correctly and for that a speech/language pathologist should be involved. You didn't mention any of these areas, so let us know if you need direction there. Hang in there--There is always hope! You will need the right professionals on your team though. On the homefront you'll want to get a copy of the book "The Explosive Child" as well as read the thread on it at the top of this board--I think that will help you especially in adjusting expectations and discarding discipline methods that don't work. Until he's stable I'd also recommend removing any other pets from the home and never leaving him alone with siblings. I realize this is a great hardship on families, but many of us (myself included) have had to do it for a time in order to keep the little ones safe. [/QUOTE]
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