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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 289052" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Take him anyway. His refusal or fear of communicating is VERY telling and will be a good diagnostic tool. in my opinion I'd forgo the medications until you take him to a neuropsychologist. Bipolar medications are very heavy duty (trust me--I've tested most of them and I would want to be sure my child was 100&#37; positively bipolar before I stuck a kid with those drugs.) If they are needed, they are, but I'd want to be SURE!!!! Many of the medications I've tried through the years made me feel awful, some spaced me out to the max, some just made me feel worse. To me, he sounds like there is a great shot that he is Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and not bipolar. in my opinion it's a good idea to have the neuropsychologist evaluation before starting with the heavy drugs. Little kids are too young to know if they feel horrible because of medication and we, as parents, sometimes think they are "better" when they are no longer acting out--but it could be that they are NOT better, but are doped. I've had this happen to myself so I know. But being an adult, I can tell the doctors what to do with the medications that are doing more harm than good. I do it sweetly <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />. </p><p>in my opinion your son's reaction to others indicates more Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) than anything else. Bipolar for me is very unrelated to what's going on around me. I can be having a great day and suddenly plunge. Sounds like your little guy is upset by changes and interactions with people. That's different.</p><p>See a neuropsychologist. You may need a referral. Insist. By the way, regular therapists are inaffective for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids. You need one who is specific to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids. They do not respond to regular behavioral methods nor do they attach to their therapists or talk to them. Their issue IS communication. Most need other interventions more than talk therapy anyway. Take care <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 289052, member: 1550"] Take him anyway. His refusal or fear of communicating is VERY telling and will be a good diagnostic tool. in my opinion I'd forgo the medications until you take him to a neuropsychologist. Bipolar medications are very heavy duty (trust me--I've tested most of them and I would want to be sure my child was 100% positively bipolar before I stuck a kid with those drugs.) If they are needed, they are, but I'd want to be SURE!!!! Many of the medications I've tried through the years made me feel awful, some spaced me out to the max, some just made me feel worse. To me, he sounds like there is a great shot that he is Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and not bipolar. in my opinion it's a good idea to have the neuropsychologist evaluation before starting with the heavy drugs. Little kids are too young to know if they feel horrible because of medication and we, as parents, sometimes think they are "better" when they are no longer acting out--but it could be that they are NOT better, but are doped. I've had this happen to myself so I know. But being an adult, I can tell the doctors what to do with the medications that are doing more harm than good. I do it sweetly :happy:. in my opinion your son's reaction to others indicates more Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) than anything else. Bipolar for me is very unrelated to what's going on around me. I can be having a great day and suddenly plunge. Sounds like your little guy is upset by changes and interactions with people. That's different. See a neuropsychologist. You may need a referral. Insist. By the way, regular therapists are inaffective for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids. You need one who is specific to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) kids. They do not respond to regular behavioral methods nor do they attach to their therapists or talk to them. Their issue IS communication. Most need other interventions more than talk therapy anyway. Take care ;) [/QUOTE]
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