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<blockquote data-quote="Steely" data-source="post: 41764" data-attributes="member: 3301"><p>Welcome....</p><p></p><p>Just my 2 cents, having a child who acted similarly to yours at that age, I would really try and stay away from stimulant medication until you rule out any type of mood disorder. When my son, who is now dxs with bi-polar and NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD), took Rhitalin at age 6, he became suicidal, rageful, and had to be hospitalized. It is my experience that doctors., and maybe society, try to push this type of medication first, but pushed on the wrong little kiddo, it can have horrible repercussions.</p><p></p><p>Mood stablilizers are hard when kids are that age too....because they are such a strong medication...however, with the right Dr they can be really helpful. I would get her a good neuro psyche evaluation, and go from there. I do not think that it really matters where or how she got the mood instabilization, at this point you can only go forward. A small dose of a mood stabilizer may completely change her life.</p><p></p><p>The hard thing about these kids is that they are smart, and manipulative, and know exactly how to push our buttons to the point of our own rageful explosions. However, we also have to remember that they are in significant pain too, and that their rages are their cry for help.</p><p></p><p>Definitely read The Explosive Child, and definitely, definitely, ignore family and friends judgemental comments. They just cannot possibly begin to understand what you - or me - or anyone on this board - go through everyday!!!! It's impossible.......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steely, post: 41764, member: 3301"] Welcome.... Just my 2 cents, having a child who acted similarly to yours at that age, I would really try and stay away from stimulant medication until you rule out any type of mood disorder. When my son, who is now dxs with bi-polar and NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD), took Rhitalin at age 6, he became suicidal, rageful, and had to be hospitalized. It is my experience that doctors., and maybe society, try to push this type of medication first, but pushed on the wrong little kiddo, it can have horrible repercussions. Mood stablilizers are hard when kids are that age too....because they are such a strong medication...however, with the right Dr they can be really helpful. I would get her a good neuro psyche evaluation, and go from there. I do not think that it really matters where or how she got the mood instabilization, at this point you can only go forward. A small dose of a mood stabilizer may completely change her life. The hard thing about these kids is that they are smart, and manipulative, and know exactly how to push our buttons to the point of our own rageful explosions. However, we also have to remember that they are in significant pain too, and that their rages are their cry for help. Definitely read The Explosive Child, and definitely, definitely, ignore family and friends judgemental comments. They just cannot possibly begin to understand what you - or me - or anyone on this board - go through everyday!!!! It's impossible....... [/QUOTE]
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