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<blockquote data-quote="TPaul" data-source="post: 306344" data-attributes="member: 8055"><p>Thanks for the welcome!</p><p></p><p> </p><p>Levi was not diagnosed by a physician, but by a family therapist. We are just beginning the medical process. Find a good doctor that takes our states insurance, learning more about ODD and Bipolar in children. I began reading more and more about maniac depression-bipolar after my wife was diagnosed with the condition because it can be hereditary. More and more of Levi's actions and problems fit the bill for him being bipolar. I learned that ODD and maniac depression are many times comorbid. I feel strongly that when be see a medical profession that the bipolar will be the main condition with the ODD as a symptom, If that makes sense.</p><p> </p><p>As for Levi's actions. He can not stand to be told no about anything. He is very easily provoked. He gets his feelings hurt by very minor things. He escalates quickly into yelling and throwing tantrums. The older he has gotten the defiance to authority has gotten worse. He had some trouble in school with not listening or talking back, but it has progressivly gotten worse each year as has his problems at home.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: darkred">What kind of doctor diagnosed Levi?<span style="color: black">Spoken of above.</span></span><span style="color: darkred"></span></p><p><span style="color: darkred">How does he do in school, both academically and with peers?</span></p><p><span style="color: darkred"><span style="color: #000000">Academically he does pretty well, though because of the dyslexia problem he has had to catch up a bit over the years with his reading abilities. He tends to get in trouble for not following school rules or prodecures. He tends to have trouble with peers, fighting or such happening when they upset him.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: darkred">Did he have any speech or developmental delays? <span style="color: black">the dyslexia</span></span></p><p><span style="color: darkred">Any sensory issues (for example, sensitivity to loud noise, clothing tags, etc)?<span style="color: black">Yes tags bother him, though not things loud. He has trouble with his ears and likes things way to loud. I have hearing loss and they suspect that Levi does too. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: darkred">What behaviors are you seeing that particularly concern you?</span><span style="color: black">Let me see where to begin, <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" />. His actions when he is angry with his siblings. Recently he has choked them, and that really bothers us. He does not do it but just for a short burst, but we fear it getting worse. He tends to play very rough, and if he gets into an arguement with one of the siblings, it can become physical if we do not quickly intervene. His actions with his mother become very loud and vocal and he has began to hit a time or two recently. His attitude has been very negative.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000">When his mother has bad days, he tends to have bad ones too, because she too, during manic times, is easily angred, loud, says hurtful or negative things and does not react well with the children. We struggle with her taking her medications right. When she takes them, things are better. Not perfect but better. Most of her anger is luckily for them, always directed at me. Good for them, but makes for a bummer of a time for me. I have to admit that having two loved ones with this kind of condition, and praying one of the other children do not show signs some days becomes overwhelming. </span></p><p> </p><p>Thanks for listening, </p><p>T. Paul</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TPaul, post: 306344, member: 8055"] Thanks for the welcome! Levi was not diagnosed by a physician, but by a family therapist. We are just beginning the medical process. Find a good doctor that takes our states insurance, learning more about ODD and Bipolar in children. I began reading more and more about maniac depression-bipolar after my wife was diagnosed with the condition because it can be hereditary. More and more of Levi's actions and problems fit the bill for him being bipolar. I learned that ODD and maniac depression are many times comorbid. I feel strongly that when be see a medical profession that the bipolar will be the main condition with the ODD as a symptom, If that makes sense. As for Levi's actions. He can not stand to be told no about anything. He is very easily provoked. He gets his feelings hurt by very minor things. He escalates quickly into yelling and throwing tantrums. The older he has gotten the defiance to authority has gotten worse. He had some trouble in school with not listening or talking back, but it has progressivly gotten worse each year as has his problems at home. [COLOR=darkred]What kind of doctor diagnosed Levi?[COLOR=black]Spoken of above.[/COLOR][/COLOR][COLOR=darkred] How does he do in school, both academically and with peers? [COLOR=#000000]Academically he does pretty well, though because of the dyslexia problem he has had to catch up a bit over the years with his reading abilities. He tends to get in trouble for not following school rules or prodecures. He tends to have trouble with peers, fighting or such happening when they upset him.[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=darkred]Did he have any speech or developmental delays? [COLOR=black]the dyslexia[/COLOR] Any sensory issues (for example, sensitivity to loud noise, clothing tags, etc)?[COLOR=black]Yes tags bother him, though not things loud. He has trouble with his ears and likes things way to loud. I have hearing loss and they suspect that Levi does too. [/COLOR] What behaviors are you seeing that particularly concern you?[/COLOR][COLOR=black]Let me see where to begin, :confused1:. His actions when he is angry with his siblings. Recently he has choked them, and that really bothers us. He does not do it but just for a short burst, but we fear it getting worse. He tends to play very rough, and if he gets into an arguement with one of the siblings, it can become physical if we do not quickly intervene. His actions with his mother become very loud and vocal and he has began to hit a time or two recently. His attitude has been very negative.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]When his mother has bad days, he tends to have bad ones too, because she too, during manic times, is easily angred, loud, says hurtful or negative things and does not react well with the children. We struggle with her taking her medications right. When she takes them, things are better. Not perfect but better. Most of her anger is luckily for them, always directed at me. Good for them, but makes for a bummer of a time for me. I have to admit that having two loved ones with this kind of condition, and praying one of the other children do not show signs some days becomes overwhelming. [/COLOR] Thanks for listening, T. Paul [/QUOTE]
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