horserider
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Our difficult child is now nearly 17, so additional diagnosis's at this time is a little late in the game, but I always wonder if we missed something. He was diagnosis ADHD at age 7, BiPolar (BP) at age 12, ODD and most recently mood disorder not otherwise specified-new pscy evaluation this yr which I don't know if I agree with. A different therapist at the jjc, who I truly respect, witnessed an episode while we had a session, stating that was definetly a BiPolar (BP) cycle.
Although my difficult child is an extremely social child he has always had social skill problems, comes off as immature to his friends, which he never had many of. He has a tendency to talk quickly, sometimes louder then his unit mates, (which gets him in trouble because staff hears him when he provokes) loves to be the center of attention. His impulse, rages and mood swings can be off the charts at times. Defiance - disrespect for authority, always a problem. But a very intellegent child, can beat the best of them in a game of chess, analytical mind, excells in math/science. When he is at his horse therapy barn he is a different child, loves to be a helper (has always done volunteer work willingly) and wraps his arms around, helps out, other special needs or ill children at the barn. He has a big caring heart, but unfortunetly many do not get to see that side of him. He has fallen off every horse we put him on at least once, but excelled in motocross racing to be in the top 30 in our state.
Myself and his horse therapist, who is practically a family member now, has always suspected Aspergers, but looking at Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) (that I learned about here) now I wonder.
Figured I ask the experts who live it....
Although my difficult child is an extremely social child he has always had social skill problems, comes off as immature to his friends, which he never had many of. He has a tendency to talk quickly, sometimes louder then his unit mates, (which gets him in trouble because staff hears him when he provokes) loves to be the center of attention. His impulse, rages and mood swings can be off the charts at times. Defiance - disrespect for authority, always a problem. But a very intellegent child, can beat the best of them in a game of chess, analytical mind, excells in math/science. When he is at his horse therapy barn he is a different child, loves to be a helper (has always done volunteer work willingly) and wraps his arms around, helps out, other special needs or ill children at the barn. He has a big caring heart, but unfortunetly many do not get to see that side of him. He has fallen off every horse we put him on at least once, but excelled in motocross racing to be in the top 30 in our state.
Myself and his horse therapist, who is practically a family member now, has always suspected Aspergers, but looking at Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) (that I learned about here) now I wonder.
Figured I ask the experts who live it....