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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 645751" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Oh, hon, you're not.</p><p></p><p>I never got to talk to my daughter's therapist either. Worse, they diagnosed her with bipolar while she was using drugs and put her on medication that made her feel so badly that she threw them out plus got ovarian cysts from it. She has quit drugs now for ten years and doesn't have bipolar (sigh). From years of dealing with psychiatrists, I have been diagnosed with (in the old days) manic-depression, anxiety (this is correct and a consistent diagnosis), unipolr depression, bipolar II, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) (this is untrue), and many other issues that I know I don't have. The problem is, psychiatry isn't an exact science. BUT...I know what you mean about needing a diagnosis for her IEP. I'd demand that your daughter let you see that in writing so that you can present that to the school.</p><p></p><p>I actually liked a neuropsychologist better. We were involved in the diagnostic process every step of the way (we actually had to be for it to work) and we had to fill out tons of questionnaires and so did the school. If your daughter has, say, Aspergers Syndrome, a psychiatrist would miss it because it is a neurological difference, not a psychiatric disorder. And neuropsychs can spot both and do intensive testing. My son had ten hours of testing. He IS on the spectrum and got a great deal of help after his diagnosis. He did not have behavior problems, but he sure struggled with school until we knew how to help him.</p><p></p><p>I sure didn't mean to scare you. These teens can be so challenging and, yes, we can shed a river of tears, can't we? I hope you can make some headway. Maybe tell her no car if you can't know the diagnosis? That was the ONLY thing that worked a little bit on my daughter until we had to take the car away from her...lol. (If you don't laugh, you'll never stop screaming, right?)</p><p></p><p>I do wish you the best. Keep posting. If it turns out to be substance abuse, you can post there as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 645751, member: 1550"] Oh, hon, you're not. I never got to talk to my daughter's therapist either. Worse, they diagnosed her with bipolar while she was using drugs and put her on medication that made her feel so badly that she threw them out plus got ovarian cysts from it. She has quit drugs now for ten years and doesn't have bipolar (sigh). From years of dealing with psychiatrists, I have been diagnosed with (in the old days) manic-depression, anxiety (this is correct and a consistent diagnosis), unipolr depression, bipolar II, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) (this is untrue), and many other issues that I know I don't have. The problem is, psychiatry isn't an exact science. BUT...I know what you mean about needing a diagnosis for her IEP. I'd demand that your daughter let you see that in writing so that you can present that to the school. I actually liked a neuropsychologist better. We were involved in the diagnostic process every step of the way (we actually had to be for it to work) and we had to fill out tons of questionnaires and so did the school. If your daughter has, say, Aspergers Syndrome, a psychiatrist would miss it because it is a neurological difference, not a psychiatric disorder. And neuropsychs can spot both and do intensive testing. My son had ten hours of testing. He IS on the spectrum and got a great deal of help after his diagnosis. He did not have behavior problems, but he sure struggled with school until we knew how to help him. I sure didn't mean to scare you. These teens can be so challenging and, yes, we can shed a river of tears, can't we? I hope you can make some headway. Maybe tell her no car if you can't know the diagnosis? That was the ONLY thing that worked a little bit on my daughter until we had to take the car away from her...lol. (If you don't laugh, you'll never stop screaming, right?) I do wish you the best. Keep posting. If it turns out to be substance abuse, you can post there as well. [/QUOTE]
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