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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 196553" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>First off, no way on this planet would I ever allow my kid to be on both the high-power stimulant Adderall and the hyper-anti-depressant Zoloft at the same time. Zoloft alone made ME nuts. I ended up in the hospital. Please be aware that sometimes the drugs ARE the problem, especially is the kids get worse after taking them for a few weeks or a few months. Other stuff:</p><p>Although he probably has some Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), please do not assume that all or most of this is Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). He obviously would have some attachment issues, but there is so much else probably going on. I would take a multi-faceted approach to this and try to address each issue. The attachment may not be as bad as you think, or it may be worse, but it isn't the only thing going on. If he has Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) or Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE), well, that is probably more problematic than anything else doing on, BUT you have to see if he has it.</p><p>We adopted a child with a crazy history like yours, although he was just two. The first thing we did was get a neuropsychologist evaluation to see how many issues could be picked out. No other evaluation is as intensive as this. If he is alcohol affected (which is actually organic brain damage) there is no medication that will make him understand cause and affect and there is a very special way of parenting such a child. But I wouldn't guess. I'd get the evaluation. Because he was exposed to drugs in utero, as was my child, I'd also go to a regular Neurologist for a total check on that. These kids are not like other difficult children. They have a lot of possible physical damage that comes out in behaviors, and a regular psycologist is probably not skilled enough to tell you what to do. The neuropsychologist can evaluate then maybe send you to a specialist who is used to dealing with very complicated children. Our son is doing really well, but he got interventions very early. </p><p>Welcome to the board!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 196553, member: 1550"] First off, no way on this planet would I ever allow my kid to be on both the high-power stimulant Adderall and the hyper-anti-depressant Zoloft at the same time. Zoloft alone made ME nuts. I ended up in the hospital. Please be aware that sometimes the drugs ARE the problem, especially is the kids get worse after taking them for a few weeks or a few months. Other stuff: Although he probably has some Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), please do not assume that all or most of this is Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). He obviously would have some attachment issues, but there is so much else probably going on. I would take a multi-faceted approach to this and try to address each issue. The attachment may not be as bad as you think, or it may be worse, but it isn't the only thing going on. If he has Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) or Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE), well, that is probably more problematic than anything else doing on, BUT you have to see if he has it. We adopted a child with a crazy history like yours, although he was just two. The first thing we did was get a neuropsychologist evaluation to see how many issues could be picked out. No other evaluation is as intensive as this. If he is alcohol affected (which is actually organic brain damage) there is no medication that will make him understand cause and affect and there is a very special way of parenting such a child. But I wouldn't guess. I'd get the evaluation. Because he was exposed to drugs in utero, as was my child, I'd also go to a regular Neurologist for a total check on that. These kids are not like other difficult children. They have a lot of possible physical damage that comes out in behaviors, and a regular psycologist is probably not skilled enough to tell you what to do. The neuropsychologist can evaluate then maybe send you to a specialist who is used to dealing with very complicated children. Our son is doing really well, but he got interventions very early. Welcome to the board! [/QUOTE]
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