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<blockquote data-quote="lovelyboy" data-source="post: 596982" data-attributes="member: 8045"><p>Hi....wow you really are going through a difficult time! But you are doing the best you can under sircumstances!</p><p>You say that your son is doing well in school? Is this with or without Ritalin? Ritalin helps for attention, not hyperactivity.....does he have both? Can he function without it at school?</p><p>My son is 9 yrs old now and we also went through the rollercoaster of maybe ODD exct. Regarding ADHD there is a standarized Conners questionaire that his teachers can fill in to determan if he has ADD or ADHD( sorry, I know there is new termanoligy for this diagnosis)....</p><p>I agree with other members that its very important to get an Occupational Therapist (OT) assessment to see if he has any Sensory Integration dysorders....because sensory seeking behaviour can look like hyperactivity....and sensory avoiding behaviour together with overload can cause meltdowns that looks like ODD behaviour.</p><p>Then...find out if he has any Auditory Processing dysorders? Get an ST assessment...because this can look like inattention and can cause plenty of frustration in him resulting in tantrums.....</p><p>The explosive child book was a HUGE help to us!</p><p>Regarding the ups and downs.....My son is like that! He has emotional dysregulation....The psychologist strongly thought about BD...but the psychiatrist and neurologist agrees that he has a very mild form of Asperger syndrome...</p><p>Things that will put him on the autism spectrum would be...poor social quality interaction with peers, or socializing being very stressfull....sometimes, always wanting to be in control is the way this kids try to lesson their anxiety.....Repetitive behaviour, obsessive thoughts, for example struggling to switch geers or get stuck on a topic....poor qaulity eye contact, mostly with strangers.....Sensory sensitivities...and more( maybe do some reading on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD))</p><p>my son was on Risperdal, but very low dosage....sometimes we thought it made a difference and then sometimes not...I think the therapy, us learning how to handle things differently and mostly him becoming emotionally more mature helped alot.....He is also on Cypralex, its an antidepressant for the obsessive behaviour...</p><p>My son picked up 10 kg on Risperdone, so we stopped it without the doctor knowing....he is a bit more tearfull and stuff, but his selfesteem was so low because of the weight gain! Seing the doctor in June again...He also had bedwetting, side effect from Risperdone....He was also more irritable....</p><p>Hang in there....once you get the right diagnosis and treatmentplan things might start to get much better! Hugs coming your way!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lovelyboy, post: 596982, member: 8045"] Hi....wow you really are going through a difficult time! But you are doing the best you can under sircumstances! You say that your son is doing well in school? Is this with or without Ritalin? Ritalin helps for attention, not hyperactivity.....does he have both? Can he function without it at school? My son is 9 yrs old now and we also went through the rollercoaster of maybe ODD exct. Regarding ADHD there is a standarized Conners questionaire that his teachers can fill in to determan if he has ADD or ADHD( sorry, I know there is new termanoligy for this diagnosis).... I agree with other members that its very important to get an Occupational Therapist (OT) assessment to see if he has any Sensory Integration dysorders....because sensory seeking behaviour can look like hyperactivity....and sensory avoiding behaviour together with overload can cause meltdowns that looks like ODD behaviour. Then...find out if he has any Auditory Processing dysorders? Get an ST assessment...because this can look like inattention and can cause plenty of frustration in him resulting in tantrums..... The explosive child book was a HUGE help to us! Regarding the ups and downs.....My son is like that! He has emotional dysregulation....The psychologist strongly thought about BD...but the psychiatrist and neurologist agrees that he has a very mild form of Asperger syndrome... Things that will put him on the autism spectrum would be...poor social quality interaction with peers, or socializing being very stressfull....sometimes, always wanting to be in control is the way this kids try to lesson their anxiety.....Repetitive behaviour, obsessive thoughts, for example struggling to switch geers or get stuck on a topic....poor qaulity eye contact, mostly with strangers.....Sensory sensitivities...and more( maybe do some reading on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)) my son was on Risperdal, but very low dosage....sometimes we thought it made a difference and then sometimes not...I think the therapy, us learning how to handle things differently and mostly him becoming emotionally more mature helped alot.....He is also on Cypralex, its an antidepressant for the obsessive behaviour... My son picked up 10 kg on Risperdone, so we stopped it without the doctor knowing....he is a bit more tearfull and stuff, but his selfesteem was so low because of the weight gain! Seing the doctor in June again...He also had bedwetting, side effect from Risperdone....He was also more irritable.... Hang in there....once you get the right diagnosis and treatmentplan things might start to get much better! Hugs coming your way! [/QUOTE]
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