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<blockquote data-quote="reallytrying" data-source="post: 167462" data-attributes="member: 5447"><p>Thank you losttheplot and TerryJ2 (an everyone else too!)</p><p>Although I am not ready to pursue more psychiatric evaluations, I have considered all of the mentioned issues. The focalin has helped greatly with her attention to her behavior--and it has been a week since she's hurt anyone here except me, and that's gotten to a minimum. She does do her best to irritate us in the car, though. I've also been keeping her physically active with activities that she's good at to build her self-esteem, which has gotten pretty low over the last 2 years from not being able to control her behavior. We have another appointment. next week with the psychiatric. </p><p></p><p>We have implemented a consequence system and it's been too soon to tell if it will work (we put away toys or items that cause a fit for a week in a box with the day it will be returned written on it--just to make sure we follow through with it). So, when she asked for something because she has been "good" we tell her that we are sorry, but the box says "Sunday" and we remind her that we have to keep our word. Just like the talking minutes for the car for TerryJ2's difficult child, she has taken it pretty well. This tells me she really needs consistent rules and maybe more structure than her sister. </p><p></p><p>Her tantrums have occurred mostly at night, so I will try a schedule for evenings. As for the car, I may hold off on outings with her until she develops some coping skills--I may try the earmuffs, as she will probably think it fun. </p><p></p><p>It's been almost 2 weeks since we started the new therapy and the medications, so I'll give it a bit longer until I seek other evaluations--I know it sounds like I'm in denial, but I want to make sure this won't work before I put her on heavier medications. </p><p></p><p>Thank you all so much! (I'm working on the signature thing!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="reallytrying, post: 167462, member: 5447"] Thank you losttheplot and TerryJ2 (an everyone else too!) Although I am not ready to pursue more psychiatric evaluations, I have considered all of the mentioned issues. The focalin has helped greatly with her attention to her behavior--and it has been a week since she's hurt anyone here except me, and that's gotten to a minimum. She does do her best to irritate us in the car, though. I've also been keeping her physically active with activities that she's good at to build her self-esteem, which has gotten pretty low over the last 2 years from not being able to control her behavior. We have another appointment. next week with the psychiatric. We have implemented a consequence system and it's been too soon to tell if it will work (we put away toys or items that cause a fit for a week in a box with the day it will be returned written on it--just to make sure we follow through with it). So, when she asked for something because she has been "good" we tell her that we are sorry, but the box says "Sunday" and we remind her that we have to keep our word. Just like the talking minutes for the car for TerryJ2's difficult child, she has taken it pretty well. This tells me she really needs consistent rules and maybe more structure than her sister. Her tantrums have occurred mostly at night, so I will try a schedule for evenings. As for the car, I may hold off on outings with her until she develops some coping skills--I may try the earmuffs, as she will probably think it fun. It's been almost 2 weeks since we started the new therapy and the medications, so I'll give it a bit longer until I seek other evaluations--I know it sounds like I'm in denial, but I want to make sure this won't work before I put her on heavier medications. Thank you all so much! (I'm working on the signature thing!) [/QUOTE]
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