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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 127564" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I'm glad you've checked out the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) and feel OK with the current direction. Makes it a lot easier on you (not getting your energies fragmented).</p><p></p><p>The health care card - it is linked to Centrelink and the Carer benefit. If you don't qualify, you have to hope you can get in via combined income, and very few Aussies with two incomes can qualify.</p><p></p><p>medications - they should be available on PBS, if you're anything like us you'll get SOME discounted scripts in a year. We usually reach Safery Net any time between June and October. We were later last year because now there's only three of us eligible (the others are now independent adults and therefore responsible for their own medical expenses).</p><p></p><p>Had to chuckle about the names - I hadn't realised, but once you mentioned it - of course!</p><p></p><p>One suggestion, independent of whatever the pediatrician diagnoses - find a copy of "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene. The behaviour problems are an issue, regardless of what the official cause is. That book helps a lot of us. There is some discussion of the book on Early Childhood, to give you a sneak peek. </p><p></p><p>At least that is something you and your husband can do NOW. Also, any techniques in the book can be used for BOTH boys. It's a different way of looking at discipline in kids with impulse control issues or a high degree of frustration.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 127564, member: 1991"] I'm glad you've checked out the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) and feel OK with the current direction. Makes it a lot easier on you (not getting your energies fragmented). The health care card - it is linked to Centrelink and the Carer benefit. If you don't qualify, you have to hope you can get in via combined income, and very few Aussies with two incomes can qualify. medications - they should be available on PBS, if you're anything like us you'll get SOME discounted scripts in a year. We usually reach Safery Net any time between June and October. We were later last year because now there's only three of us eligible (the others are now independent adults and therefore responsible for their own medical expenses). Had to chuckle about the names - I hadn't realised, but once you mentioned it - of course! One suggestion, independent of whatever the pediatrician diagnoses - find a copy of "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene. The behaviour problems are an issue, regardless of what the official cause is. That book helps a lot of us. There is some discussion of the book on Early Childhood, to give you a sneak peek. At least that is something you and your husband can do NOW. Also, any techniques in the book can be used for BOTH boys. It's a different way of looking at discipline in kids with impulse control issues or a high degree of frustration. Marg [/QUOTE]
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