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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 79099" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Welcome Cheryl. I'm glad you found us. Well, I'm sorry that you had to find us but as long as you're struggling with these issues it will relieve you to find kindred spirits.</p><p></p><p>It sounds like you are off to a good start in having covered all the bases with the neurologist, neuropsychologist, and SD assessment. I suspect your SD may respond differently now that you have some professional leverage via reports from outside specialists. Academics is only one area of development that the school district should be addressing. </p><p></p><p>1. in my opinion, it's going to be very difficult to distinguish between ODD, Intermitent Explosive Disorders, and BiPolar (BP) in a child of your son's age. Personally I would consider any of those diagnosis's as a working diagnosis at this point. Live with it awhile and see if it fits. See if treatments help progress. It's very common for diagnoses to be adjusted in these early years. </p><p></p><p>2. Risperdal can be a really successful medication for some individuals. All medications can have side effects and/or not be the right medication and there's just no telling until you trial it. If it makes you feel any better, I've seen fewer wilder reactions to Risperdal by the little ones than most of the other medications reported here and am more comfortable with it than most for a first time medication trial. </p><p></p><p>3. LOL on the t-shirt. Sign me up for one!</p><p></p><p>My first advice would be to go out in public as little as possible because you have no control over what occurs. I know that's not the answer you want to hear but sometimes kids simply aren't ready to deal with the outside world. And in an undiagnosed child you really don't know what's behind his explosions yet. Later on as you get a grasp on those you may be able to address them preventatively.</p><p></p><p>There's a post at the top of this board about The Explosive Child book that gives some ideas that you might try for those times you do need to go out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 79099, member: 701"] Welcome Cheryl. I'm glad you found us. Well, I'm sorry that you had to find us but as long as you're struggling with these issues it will relieve you to find kindred spirits. It sounds like you are off to a good start in having covered all the bases with the neurologist, neuropsychologist, and SD assessment. I suspect your SD may respond differently now that you have some professional leverage via reports from outside specialists. Academics is only one area of development that the school district should be addressing. 1. in my opinion, it's going to be very difficult to distinguish between ODD, Intermitent Explosive Disorders, and BiPolar (BP) in a child of your son's age. Personally I would consider any of those diagnosis's as a working diagnosis at this point. Live with it awhile and see if it fits. See if treatments help progress. It's very common for diagnoses to be adjusted in these early years. 2. Risperdal can be a really successful medication for some individuals. All medications can have side effects and/or not be the right medication and there's just no telling until you trial it. If it makes you feel any better, I've seen fewer wilder reactions to Risperdal by the little ones than most of the other medications reported here and am more comfortable with it than most for a first time medication trial. 3. LOL on the t-shirt. Sign me up for one! My first advice would be to go out in public as little as possible because you have no control over what occurs. I know that's not the answer you want to hear but sometimes kids simply aren't ready to deal with the outside world. And in an undiagnosed child you really don't know what's behind his explosions yet. Later on as you get a grasp on those you may be able to address them preventatively. There's a post at the top of this board about The Explosive Child book that gives some ideas that you might try for those times you do need to go out. [/QUOTE]
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