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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 401585" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Hi and Welcome! It sounds like you have your work cut out!</p><p> </p><p>There is a lot going on with him, isn't there? I know what you mean about the physical being sort of easier to handle. Mental illness is never easy. We often start with a lot of questions, so here goes? Who diagnosed him (what kind of doctors/therapists/etc)? Has he ever had a complete neuropsychological evaluation? Has he had a recent sleep deprived EEG to rule out seizure disorders? Sometimes what looks like Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) and ODD is actually a seizure that isn't one of the traditional types. Seizures can cause all osrts of behavior, not just thrashing on the ground with what we think of as seizures. It all depends on the part of the brain it is happening in. </p><p> </p><p>What types of docs are treating him? Do you think he has the right diagnosis, deep down in your gut? What medications is he on? What kinds of problems is he having? How is he doing in school? Does he have an IEP (individualized educational plan)? Is the school helping or making things worse? Does he have sensory issues (picky eating, tags or fabrics that bother him, seeks or avoids loud noises or certain types of movenent? etc...)</p><p> </p><p>We have some books that we highly recommend because they have helped lots of us. The first is "The explosive child by Ross Greene. It may seem counter intuitive but it really works for many of our kids. "WHat Your Explosive Child is trying to Tell you" by Doug Riley is also very very helpful, esp with a chld with Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED). "Parenting your Teen with Love and Logic" is an excellent book that stressed using natural and logical consequences while strengthening the loving bond between parent and child. It is very empowering to parents from my experience. "The Bipolar Child" by Papalous is regarded as the bible for parenting a child with bipolar. It explains the illness and treatments very very well.</p><p> </p><p>these are a good place to start reading (well, continue reading as I am sure you already have read a lot!). I look forward to getting to know you better!! Again, Welcome!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 401585, member: 1233"] Hi and Welcome! It sounds like you have your work cut out! There is a lot going on with him, isn't there? I know what you mean about the physical being sort of easier to handle. Mental illness is never easy. We often start with a lot of questions, so here goes? Who diagnosed him (what kind of doctors/therapists/etc)? Has he ever had a complete neuropsychological evaluation? Has he had a recent sleep deprived EEG to rule out seizure disorders? Sometimes what looks like Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) and ODD is actually a seizure that isn't one of the traditional types. Seizures can cause all osrts of behavior, not just thrashing on the ground with what we think of as seizures. It all depends on the part of the brain it is happening in. What types of docs are treating him? Do you think he has the right diagnosis, deep down in your gut? What medications is he on? What kinds of problems is he having? How is he doing in school? Does he have an IEP (individualized educational plan)? Is the school helping or making things worse? Does he have sensory issues (picky eating, tags or fabrics that bother him, seeks or avoids loud noises or certain types of movenent? etc...) We have some books that we highly recommend because they have helped lots of us. The first is "The explosive child by Ross Greene. It may seem counter intuitive but it really works for many of our kids. "WHat Your Explosive Child is trying to Tell you" by Doug Riley is also very very helpful, esp with a chld with Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED). "Parenting your Teen with Love and Logic" is an excellent book that stressed using natural and logical consequences while strengthening the loving bond between parent and child. It is very empowering to parents from my experience. "The Bipolar Child" by Papalous is regarded as the bible for parenting a child with bipolar. It explains the illness and treatments very very well. these are a good place to start reading (well, continue reading as I am sure you already have read a lot!). I look forward to getting to know you better!! Again, Welcome!!! [/QUOTE]
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