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<blockquote data-quote="kris" data-source="post: 9986" data-attributes="member: 74"><p><font color="blue">i'm thinking a new psychiatrist is in order. i know...no one <strong>likes</strong> to change psychiatrists, but sometimes there is nothing else to do. i'd look for someone who is first, more suited to listneing to your input & second, more open to childhood onset bipolar. i think once a doctor, any kind of doctor, makes up their minds it's hard to change them. an aweful lot of psychiatrists seem to have a *favorite* diagnosis.</p><p></p><p>i agree that kids must be held accountable for their behaviors.....even kids with-multiple dxs. by the time they hit 15/16 society will not look kindly on them no matter what their issues are. </p><p></p><p>personally i would not take on all the issues at once. if you haven't read The Explosive Child do so now. if you have read it....read it again. this is where greene's basket plan comes into play. pick two issues ~~~ one basket A & one basket B ~~~ & work on those....then as he becomes more responsive & compliant you move a basket C to B & the B to A. </p><p></p><p>it's a process....not a quick process nor an easy one. it's a <strong>good food takes time</strong> mentality. </p><p></p><p>just my two cents.</p><p></p><p>kris :smile: </font></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kris, post: 9986, member: 74"] <font color="blue">i'm thinking a new psychiatrist is in order. i know...no one [b]likes[/b] to change psychiatrists, but sometimes there is nothing else to do. i'd look for someone who is first, more suited to listneing to your input & second, more open to childhood onset bipolar. i think once a doctor, any kind of doctor, makes up their minds it's hard to change them. an aweful lot of psychiatrists seem to have a *favorite* diagnosis. i agree that kids must be held accountable for their behaviors.....even kids with-multiple dxs. by the time they hit 15/16 society will not look kindly on them no matter what their issues are. personally i would not take on all the issues at once. if you haven't read The Explosive Child do so now. if you have read it....read it again. this is where greene's basket plan comes into play. pick two issues ~~~ one basket A & one basket B ~~~ & work on those....then as he becomes more responsive & compliant you move a basket C to B & the B to A. it's a process....not a quick process nor an easy one. it's a [b]good food takes time[/b] mentality. just my two cents. kris [img]:smile:[/img] </font> [/QUOTE]
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