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Newbie--Any advice on what to do with 4 year old?
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<blockquote data-quote="mightymouse" data-source="post: 26783" data-attributes="member: 3437"><p>Yes, in my opinion you did the right thing at the park. If he is anything like my son which it sounds like he is, leaving was the only thing you could do.</p><p></p><p>My 3.75 yo son sounds a lot like all of the previous posts except that he is not violent (yet, but he has that 'look' in his eyes) but screams and yells hateful things and turns into a totally different person when things don't go exactly as he wants. My opinion differs though on having him labeled. I just started the process of having him evaluated because he is eligible for pre-K at ps next year and I want a diagnosis before he starts. I feel like if he starts and I can say, "He has (fill in the blank)," the school and I can start off on the right foot and do whatever we need to from the start to deal with whatever it is that he has. If I didn't have him evaluated, I feel like I would spend a long time with the school just blaming me and trying to get me to correct the problem with discipling at home, which I have been trying to do since birth!</p><p></p><p>Jal, you said that if you get an outside evaluation, the school will have to accept that. Is that a federal law? I don't know anything about the laws concerning any of this. The reason I ask is I have a friend whose child was recently diagnosed with ADHD and MDD. When she took the diagnosis to the school, they said she would need to be evaluated by a psychologist from the school district before she could qualify for an IEP. What are your thoughts?</p><p></p><p>To ttc, it sounds like you are dealing with a lot with your son and husband and I sympathize with you. My son's father has been AWOL since birth and I read posts like yours and I am glad. I would rather be dealing with this on my own that with someone who is angry and unsupportive. From my own experience with family members, in my opinion most people with substance abuse problems are probably self medicating an underlying mental illness. With the issues in both my and the bio dad's family, I am scared to death of a diagnosis for my son, but hope that once I have one I can begin to see some hope with treatment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mightymouse, post: 26783, member: 3437"] Yes, in my opinion you did the right thing at the park. If he is anything like my son which it sounds like he is, leaving was the only thing you could do. My 3.75 yo son sounds a lot like all of the previous posts except that he is not violent (yet, but he has that 'look' in his eyes) but screams and yells hateful things and turns into a totally different person when things don't go exactly as he wants. My opinion differs though on having him labeled. I just started the process of having him evaluated because he is eligible for pre-K at ps next year and I want a diagnosis before he starts. I feel like if he starts and I can say, "He has (fill in the blank)," the school and I can start off on the right foot and do whatever we need to from the start to deal with whatever it is that he has. If I didn't have him evaluated, I feel like I would spend a long time with the school just blaming me and trying to get me to correct the problem with discipling at home, which I have been trying to do since birth! Jal, you said that if you get an outside evaluation, the school will have to accept that. Is that a federal law? I don't know anything about the laws concerning any of this. The reason I ask is I have a friend whose child was recently diagnosed with ADHD and MDD. When she took the diagnosis to the school, they said she would need to be evaluated by a psychologist from the school district before she could qualify for an IEP. What are your thoughts? To ttc, it sounds like you are dealing with a lot with your son and husband and I sympathize with you. My son's father has been AWOL since birth and I read posts like yours and I am glad. I would rather be dealing with this on my own that with someone who is angry and unsupportive. From my own experience with family members, in my opinion most people with substance abuse problems are probably self medicating an underlying mental illness. With the issues in both my and the bio dad's family, I am scared to death of a diagnosis for my son, but hope that once I have one I can begin to see some hope with treatment. [/QUOTE]
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