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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 41897" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>It can go from "controllable" to "uncontrollable" fast. A wrong look or word from somebody can send a child with poor control into the "uncontrollable" arena in a second's time. If anyone is thinking of childhood bipolar, it's a good idea to read up on it. A good book is "The Bipolar Child" by Dimitri and Janice Papalous. They address this very issue of being "good" outside, but not at home. It's a classic symptom of bipolar, at least in the beginning. With me, it became hard for me to control it outside of the house in my teen years, and my friends DID see some rages and also out-of-control behavior. Since it can get worse, and is often misdiagnosed as ODD, it's a good idea to get treatment early so that it doesn't escalate to where the child is out of control EVERYWHERE and starts getting into legal trouble. It IS an internal disorder that disrupts the control most have of their moods and impulses. And it does get worse with age if not caught and medicated correctly. I know it seems like the kids can control it, but, in my opinion, it's a mistake to assume that they can, no matter how it looks. I was there, and I know better. My guess is, if it were easy to pull back, the kid would pull back. Why would a child deliberately make himself miserable? I don't buy that it's a choice. That's such abnormal behavior, that the child has got to be sick, in some way, to behave this way, and needs help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 41897, member: 1550"] It can go from "controllable" to "uncontrollable" fast. A wrong look or word from somebody can send a child with poor control into the "uncontrollable" arena in a second's time. If anyone is thinking of childhood bipolar, it's a good idea to read up on it. A good book is "The Bipolar Child" by Dimitri and Janice Papalous. They address this very issue of being "good" outside, but not at home. It's a classic symptom of bipolar, at least in the beginning. With me, it became hard for me to control it outside of the house in my teen years, and my friends DID see some rages and also out-of-control behavior. Since it can get worse, and is often misdiagnosed as ODD, it's a good idea to get treatment early so that it doesn't escalate to where the child is out of control EVERYWHERE and starts getting into legal trouble. It IS an internal disorder that disrupts the control most have of their moods and impulses. And it does get worse with age if not caught and medicated correctly. I know it seems like the kids can control it, but, in my opinion, it's a mistake to assume that they can, no matter how it looks. I was there, and I know better. My guess is, if it were easy to pull back, the kid would pull back. Why would a child deliberately make himself miserable? I don't buy that it's a choice. That's such abnormal behavior, that the child has got to be sick, in some way, to behave this way, and needs help. [/QUOTE]
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