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<blockquote data-quote="flutterby" data-source="post: 257943" data-attributes="member: 7083"><p>Hi and welcome to the board.</p><p></p><p>To bring you up to speed:</p><p></p><p>difficult child - the child that brings you here</p><p>easy child - neuro-typical children (also referred to as NT)</p><p>diagnosis - diagnosis</p><p>psychiatrist - psychiatrist</p><p>therapist - therapist, whether social worker, counselor, psychologist, whatever</p><p></p><p>How old is your son now? How was his development, i.e., did he hit his milestones? Any sensory issues - to clothing, food, noise? Other than your brother, any history of mental health or drug/alcohol abuse (drug/alcohol abuse can indicate an underlying mental health disorder and the person self-medicates with the drugs and/or alcohol)?</p><p></p><p>Do you notice any triggers - things that seem to set him off?</p><p></p><p>Personally, I wouldn't be thinking Residential Treatment Center (RTC) until you know what's going on. For example, you don't want to send a child on the autism spectrum (Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) - Autism Spectrum Disorder) to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) that mainly treats mental health issues.</p><p></p><p>Depending on the age of your son, I would recommend a developmental pediatrician, a psychiatrist and a neuropsychologist to do an evaluation.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Welcome to the board. You'll find lots of support here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterby, post: 257943, member: 7083"] Hi and welcome to the board. To bring you up to speed: difficult child - the child that brings you here easy child - neuro-typical children (also referred to as NT) diagnosis - diagnosis psychiatrist - psychiatrist therapist - therapist, whether social worker, counselor, psychologist, whatever How old is your son now? How was his development, i.e., did he hit his milestones? Any sensory issues - to clothing, food, noise? Other than your brother, any history of mental health or drug/alcohol abuse (drug/alcohol abuse can indicate an underlying mental health disorder and the person self-medicates with the drugs and/or alcohol)? Do you notice any triggers - things that seem to set him off? Personally, I wouldn't be thinking Residential Treatment Center (RTC) until you know what's going on. For example, you don't want to send a child on the autism spectrum (Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) - Autism Spectrum Disorder) to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) that mainly treats mental health issues. Depending on the age of your son, I would recommend a developmental pediatrician, a psychiatrist and a neuropsychologist to do an evaluation. Welcome to the board. You'll find lots of support here. [/QUOTE]
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