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<blockquote data-quote="Allan-Matlem" data-source="post: 457934" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>Hi,</p><p>Labels are mostly descriptive and of limited use - need them to get accomodations, maybe medication.</p><p>Here is a check list of missing skills and a place to write down the pile of unsolved problems. This could be very helpful with the assessment. We then need to take our list of unsolved problems , prioritize and start working on a few of them with your son in a collaborative way , maybe with the help of a therapist </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.livesinthebalance.org/sites/default/files/ALSUP.rev_.4-21-11.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.livesinthebalance.org/sites/default/files/ALSUP.rev_.4-21-11.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>bedwetting </p><p></p><p>exercise to strengthen the muscles - pass urine for the count 21,22,23 - hold and count 21,22,23 and so on </p><p></p><p>a psychiatrist wrote this </p><p></p><p>The alarms are kind of a joke. The principle is that AFTER the sensor (which is placed in the pajamas) detects moisture then it alarms. Eventually the brain will begin to associate the feeling of a full bladder with awakening through a conditioned response (the vibrating alarm being the operand). In theory it sounds reasonable but in practice it is an exercise in frustration. Many times you simply condition the brain to arouse when there is moisture in the clothing. Not much help there!</p><p></p><p>I prescribe the antidiuretic hormone analogue with the clear warning that this does not cure enuresis. It only causes your urine to be concentrated enough so that hopefully your bladder doesn't fill until you're close enough to morning that you will waken spontaneously or hopefully waken before you completely fill the bladder. Stop the medicine and the enuresis immediately returns. Chronic constipation which was mentioned in the article is actually a very common association with bedwetting and easily remedied (pressure on the bladder outlet leads to incomplete emptying and small frequent voids - other causes of pressure on the bladder outlet: pregnant uterus, enlarged prostate). </p><p></p><p>Usually these kids feel ashamed and humiliated. My experience with other kids at summer camp confirms this. When evaluating a kid with enuresis, I dutifully rule out the aforementioned rare causes, ask the mom/dad when she/he quit wetting the bed, and reassure that if the child quits before that age then you should consider yourself lucky. Then I usually go on to prescribe the antidiuretic hormone as a 'stop gap' measure to keep their beds dry and summer camp more enjoyable. </p><p></p><p>Allan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Allan-Matlem, post: 457934, member: 10"] Hi, Labels are mostly descriptive and of limited use - need them to get accomodations, maybe medication. Here is a check list of missing skills and a place to write down the pile of unsolved problems. This could be very helpful with the assessment. We then need to take our list of unsolved problems , prioritize and start working on a few of them with your son in a collaborative way , maybe with the help of a therapist [url]http://www.livesinthebalance.org/sites/default/files/ALSUP.rev_.4-21-11.pdf[/url] bedwetting exercise to strengthen the muscles - pass urine for the count 21,22,23 - hold and count 21,22,23 and so on a psychiatrist wrote this The alarms are kind of a joke. The principle is that AFTER the sensor (which is placed in the pajamas) detects moisture then it alarms. Eventually the brain will begin to associate the feeling of a full bladder with awakening through a conditioned response (the vibrating alarm being the operand). In theory it sounds reasonable but in practice it is an exercise in frustration. Many times you simply condition the brain to arouse when there is moisture in the clothing. Not much help there! I prescribe the antidiuretic hormone analogue with the clear warning that this does not cure enuresis. It only causes your urine to be concentrated enough so that hopefully your bladder doesn't fill until you're close enough to morning that you will waken spontaneously or hopefully waken before you completely fill the bladder. Stop the medicine and the enuresis immediately returns. Chronic constipation which was mentioned in the article is actually a very common association with bedwetting and easily remedied (pressure on the bladder outlet leads to incomplete emptying and small frequent voids - other causes of pressure on the bladder outlet: pregnant uterus, enlarged prostate). Usually these kids feel ashamed and humiliated. My experience with other kids at summer camp confirms this. When evaluating a kid with enuresis, I dutifully rule out the aforementioned rare causes, ask the mom/dad when she/he quit wetting the bed, and reassure that if the child quits before that age then you should consider yourself lucky. Then I usually go on to prescribe the antidiuretic hormone as a 'stop gap' measure to keep their beds dry and summer camp more enjoyable. Allan [/QUOTE]
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