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<blockquote data-quote="flutterbee" data-source="post: 52983"><p>What's most important is that they have a therapist they click with, so if that is a separate therapist for each kid then so be it. </p><p></p><p>How long have you been on the medication roller coaster? A lot of disorders mimic others (for example ADHD and anxiety look a lot alike) and a 45 min initial evaluation followed by 15 min medication checks with a psychiatrist isn't enough time to really make those determinations. With bio-mom's history of a mood disorder, I'd want a full psychiatric evaluation done. Not only is bipolar hereditary, but mothers with mood disorders are statistically more likely to have children on the Autism spectrum.</p><p></p><p>It's perfectly normal to feel guilt and responsibility. However, if you were truly as horrible at parenting as you feel you are right now, you wouldn't be here trying to find help for you kids. I have spent a lot of time beating myself up for "mistakes" I made and in the amount of time it took to get a proper diagnosis for my difficult child. But, I'm human and, therefore, fallible and I'm going to make mistakes. The important thing is that I was always trying to do the right thing for my child. And re: the amount of time it took to get a proper diagnosis, I still beat the national average by a good several years so I must have done something right. But I have to remind myself of these things often.</p><p></p><p>The point is, we are our own worst enemy and our easiest target when it comes to pointing fingers. The reality is that it's noone's fault. It just is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterbee, post: 52983"] What's most important is that they have a therapist they click with, so if that is a separate therapist for each kid then so be it. How long have you been on the medication roller coaster? A lot of disorders mimic others (for example ADHD and anxiety look a lot alike) and a 45 min initial evaluation followed by 15 min medication checks with a psychiatrist isn't enough time to really make those determinations. With bio-mom's history of a mood disorder, I'd want a full psychiatric evaluation done. Not only is bipolar hereditary, but mothers with mood disorders are statistically more likely to have children on the Autism spectrum. It's perfectly normal to feel guilt and responsibility. However, if you were truly as horrible at parenting as you feel you are right now, you wouldn't be here trying to find help for you kids. I have spent a lot of time beating myself up for "mistakes" I made and in the amount of time it took to get a proper diagnosis for my difficult child. But, I'm human and, therefore, fallible and I'm going to make mistakes. The important thing is that I was always trying to do the right thing for my child. And re: the amount of time it took to get a proper diagnosis, I still beat the national average by a good several years so I must have done something right. But I have to remind myself of these things often. The point is, we are our own worst enemy and our easiest target when it comes to pointing fingers. The reality is that it's noone's fault. It just is. [/QUOTE]
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